Bdi Sentence Examples

Subjects also completed the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) to assess depressive symptomatology.

The Beck Depression Inventory or BDI has been updated; it has been changed in order to better address the needs of people suffering from depression.

The current BDI II is more flawless than the original, with the same 21 question format, but a difference in end values.

You can view much more information about BDI II assessment scoring and reliability at the Association for Assessment in Counseling and Education.

While some think that the BDI II alone can effectively diagnose depression, that's not actually what the inventory does.

There have been no large studies that look at how the BDI II works for minorities or other sub-populations such as homeless youth or displaced employees.

According to one study (Sharp and Lipsky; 2002) the scores for the elderly cannot be completely trusted because the psychometric data on the BDI II are mixed.

The bottom line is that the BDI II is a decent assessment for measuring symptoms of possible depression; even major depression, when given properly.

One of several clinical inventories, or scales, may also be used to assess depressive symptoms, including the Hamilton Depression Scale (HAM-D) or Beck Depression Inventory (BDI).