Modifying the Beck Depression Inventory

Reply to Vredenburg, Krames, and Flett

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ID13673238
AuthorsRobert A Steer (University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, School of Osteopathic Medicine, corresponding author), Aaron T Beck (0000-0001-6210-9528, University of Pennsylvania, Medical School)
Year1985
Volume57
Issue2
Pages625-626
Publication date1985-10-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePsychological Reports (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2466/pr0.1985.57.2.625
PMID4059468
OpenAlexW2326993765
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited6

Use of the 13-item Beck Depression Inventory for measuring intensity of depression of psychiatric patients was examined recently by Vredenburg, Krames, and Flett. The present authors concur with their conclusion that substitution of the short form for the long one should be avoided, except for gross screening purposes. However, Vredenburg, et al.'s recommendations for modifying the 21-item Beck inventory by adding questions to measure increases in weight, sleep, and appetite to make the inventory congruent with the DSM-III and Research Diagnostic Criteria are challenged. Such symptoms are indicative of atypical depressions and would lead to spurious levels of depression being reported for clinically nondepressed persons

Beck Depression Inventory · Depression (economics · Psychiatry · Spurious relationship · Statistics · Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Mental Health Research Topics · Psychology

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