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The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) is a widely used 21-question self-report tool designed to assess the severity of depression over the past four weeks. Respondents rate their feelings on a scale from 0 to 3 for each question, with a total score indicating levels of depression ranging from normal ups and downs to severe depression. The BDI takes approximately 10 minutes to complete and helps identify various manifestations of depression, including sadness, guilt, and changes in appetite.

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BDI English

The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) is a widely used 21-question self-report tool designed to assess the severity of depression over the past four weeks. Respondents rate their feelings on a scale from 0 to 3 for each question, with a total score indicating levels of depression ranging from normal ups and downs to severe depression. The BDI takes approximately 10 minutes to complete and helps identify various manifestations of depression, including sadness, guilt, and changes in appetite.

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The Beck Depression Inventory is a 21-question multiple-choice self-report inventory for

measuring the severity of depression. It is one of the most widely used psychometric tests.

Please think about how you have been during the last 4 weeks when filling out your
response.

1. 0 I do not feel sad.


1 I feel sad.
2 I am sad all the time and I can't snap out of it.
3 I am so sad and unhappy that I can't stand it.

2. 0 I am not particularly discouraged about the future.


1 I feel discouraged about the future.
2 I feel I have nothing to look forward to.
3 I feel the future is hopeless and that things cannot improve.

3. 0 I do not feel like a failure.


1 I feel I have failed more than the average person.
2 As I look back on my life, all I can see is a lot of failures.
3 I feel I am a complete failure as a person.

4. 0 I get as much satisfaction out of things as I used to.


1 I don't enjoy things the way I used to.
2 I don't get real satisfaction out of anything anymore.
3 I am dissatisfied or bored with everything.

5. 0 I don't feel particularly guilty.


1 I feel guilty a good part of the time.
2 I feel quite guilty most of the time.
3 I feel guilty all of the time.

6. 0 I don't feel I am being punished.


1 I feel I may be punished.
2 I expect to be punished.
3 I feel I am being punished.

7. 0 I don't feel disappointed in myself.


1 I am disappointed in myself.
2 I am disgusted with myself.
3 I hate myself.

8. 0 I don't feel I am any worse than anybody else.


1 I am critical of myself for my weaknesses or mistakes.
2 I blame myself all the time for my faults.
3 I blame myself for everything bad that happens.

9. 0 I don't have any thoughts of killing myself.


1 I have thoughts of killing myself, but I would not carry them out.
2 I would like to kill myself.
3 I would kill myself if I had the chance.

10. 0 I don't cry any more than usual.


1 I cry more now than I used to.
2 I cry all the time now.
3 I used to be able to cry, but now I can't cry even though I want to.

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11. 0 I am no more irritated by things than I ever was.
1 I am slightly more irritated now than usual.
2 I am quite annoyed or irritated a good deal of the time.
3 I feel irritated all the time.

12. 0 I have not lost interest in other people.


1 I am less interested in other people than I used to be.
2 I have lost most of my interest in other people.
3 I have lost all of my interest in other people.

13. 0 I make decisions about as well as I ever could.


1 I put off making decisions more than I used to.
2 I have greater difficulty in making decisions more than I used to.
3 I can't make decisions at all anymore.

14. 0 I don't feel that I look any worse than I used to.
1 I am worried that I am looking old or unattractive.
2 I feel that there are permanent changes in my appearance that make me look
unattractive.
3 I believe that I look ugly.

15. 0 I can work about as well as before.


1 It takes an extra effort to get started at doing something.
2 I have to push myself very hard to do anything.
3 I can't do any work at all.

16. 0 I can sleep as well as usual.


1 I don't sleep as well as I used to.
2 I wake up 1-2 hours earlier than usual and find it hard to get back to sleep.
3 I wake up several hours earlier than I used to and cannot get back to sleep.

17. 0 I don't get more tired than usual.


1 I get tired more easily than I used to.
2 I get tired from doing almost anything.
3 I am too tired to do anything.

18. 0 My appetite is no worse than usual.


1 My appetite is not as good as it used to be.
2 My appetite is much worse now.
3 I have no appetite at all anymore.

19. 0 I haven't lost much weight, if any, lately.


1 I have lost more than five pounds.
2 I have lost more than ten pounds.
3 I have lost more than fifteen pounds.

20. 0 I am no more worried about my health than usual.


1 I am worried about physical problems such as aches and pains, or upset stomach, or
constipation.
2 I am very worried about physical problems and it's hard to think of much else.
3 I am so worried about my physical problems that I cannot think about anything else.

21. 0 I have not noticed any recent change in my interest in sex.


1 I am less interested in sex than I used to be.
2 I have almost no interest in sex.
3 I have lost interest in sex completely.

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Description: The BDI is a self-administered 21 item self-report scale measuring supposed
manifestations of depression. The BDI takes approximately 10 minutes to complete.

Interpretation:
1. Sadness 12. Social withdrawal
2. Pessimism 13. Indecisiveness
3. Sense of failure 14 Change in body image
4. Dissatisfaction 15. Retardation
5. Guilt 16. Insomnia
6. Expectation of punishment 17. Fatigability
7. Dislike of self 18. Loss of appetite
8. Self Accusation 19. Loss of Weight
9. Suicidal ideation 20. Somatic preoccupation
10. Episodes of crying 21. Low level of energy
11. Irritability

Add up the score for each of the twenty-one questions and obtain the total. The highest score on
each of the twenty-one questions is three, the highest possible total for the whole test is sixty-
three. The lowest possible score for the whole test is zero. Only add one score per question (the
highest rated if more than one is circled)

Total score Levels of Depression


05 - 09 These ups and downs are considered normal
10 - 18 Mild to moderate depression
19 - 29 Moderate to severe depression
30 - 63 Severe depression

Below 4: Possible denial of depression, faking good; this is below usual scores for psychologically
healthy individuals.
Over 40: This is significantly above even severely depressed persons, suggesting possible
exaggeration of depression; possibly characteristic of histrionic or borderline personality
disorders. Significant levels of depression are still possible.

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