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Psychometric evaluation of the Beck Depression Inventory-II with primary care medical patients.
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This study evaluated the psychometric characteristics of the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II; A. T. Beck, R. A. Steer, & G. K. Brown, 1996) in a primary care medical setting. A principal-components analysis with Promax rotation indicated the presence of 2 correlated factors, Somatic-Affective and Cognitive, which explained 53.5% of the variance. A hierarchical, second-order analysis indicated that all items tap into a second-order construct of depression. Evidence for convergent validity was provided by predicted relationships with subscales from the Short-Form General Health Survey (SF-20; A. L. Stewart, R. D. Hayes, & J. E. Ware, 1988). A receiver operating characteristic analysis demonstrated criterion-related validity: BDI-II scores predicted a diagnosis of major depressive disorder (MDD), as determined by the Primary Care Evaluation of Mental Disorders (PRIME-MD) Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ). This study demonstrated that the BDI-II yields reliable, internally consistent, and valid scores in a primary care medical setting, suggesting that use of the BDI-II in this setting may improve detection and treatment of depression in these medical patients.
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“The BDI-II has been found to have an excellent internal consistency and test–retest reliability with a diverse range of samples [73,75,76].”
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- Authors
- Arnau, R. C., Meagher, M. W., Norris, M. P., & Bramson, R.
- Venue
- Health Psychology
- Published
- 2001
- Volume
- 20
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 112-119
- ISSN
- 0278-6133 (ISSN-L)
- 1930-7810
- OpenAlex
- W2001260542
- Cited by
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- FWCI
- 11.99
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Health Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Psychological Testing and Assessment
- Keywords
- Beck Depression Inventory-II, depression assessment, psychometric validation, factor structure, second-order construct, convergent validity, criterion validity, major depressive disorder, PHQ-9, internal consistency
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Depressive Disorder, Female, Humans, Male, Mass Screening, Middle Aged, Primary Health Care, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Psychometrics, Sensitivity and Specificity
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