- Results of BDI can be muddled by high sensitivity to small mood changes.
- BDI require traits that skew the outcomes.


Macalester College

 It is a self-report rating inventory with 21 items, that assesses depressive symptoms and typical attitudes. Its primary target age group is individuals over or breaking even with the age of 13.

Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)

Zimmerman, M., & Coryell, W. (1987). The inventory to Diagnose Depression, Lifetime version. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 75(5), 495-499. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0447.1987.tb02824.x


The inventory to Diagnose Depression, Lifetime version

Major critiques of BDI

- It is sensitive to slight changes in response patterns.
- It has high internal consistency and validated boundary between assessment of depressed and non-depressed.


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