n.a measure of depression in individuals aged 13 years and above. Administered by a clinician, the test consists of 21 items, all related to symptoms of depression such as irritability, guilt, fatigue, and hopelessness. Subjects are asked to select the statement which best describes their outlook in the past two weeks. First published in 1996 by U.S. psychaitrist Aaron T. Beck and his colleagues.
Is a self reported questionnaire which aims to assess the level of depressive symptoms prevalent in a patient. The test was designed to discriminate between depression and general anxiety, the binary opposite of the Beck Anxiety Inventory.
BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY (BDI): "The Beck Depression Inventory has been rolled out across many depression specializing institutions."
