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Beck Depression Inventory® - Second Edition (BDI®-II)

	Author(s)
Beck Aaron T, MD

Purpose

Pathology:

Psychiatry/psychology

Disease:

Depression

Objective:

To measure the severity of depression in adults and adolescents

Population:

Adolescent
Adult

[ 13+ years ]

Characteristics

Type of instrument:

Psychological functioning (incl. coping)

Mode of administration:

Interviewer-administered
Self-administered

Number of items:

Existence of database:

Time recall:

During the past two weeks, including today

Language(s)

Original language:

English for the USA

List of existing translations:

(the translations may not have undergone a full linguistic validation process. Please check status of translations with Mapi Research Trust / the developers / copyright holders / distributors)

French for Belgium*

Korean*

Romanian*

Spanish

* translations performed by the Mapi Institute

Last update: November 2009
Last update in collaboration with the author: October 2007