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Technical Data
Beck's Suicide Intent Scale.
Aaron T. Beck.
Objective: Evaluation of depressive symptoms in the examined
Application: generally for people with a suicide attempt, symptomatology of
despair and irritability.
Age: 13 years and older.
Time: Maximum 30 minutes.
Scope of Application: Clinical, forensic, and applied research.
Author of validation and reliability Richard Heredia Segura.
As of today, there are three versions: the original BDI from 1961, the revised one in
1971 BDI-1A and the BDI-II published in 1996.
The Instrument
It is a tool that assesses the severity of symptoms of severe depression.
or those who need hospitalization. It is made up of a series of
21 items that have multiple choice answers (4), which will be graded from
0 to 3 according to its intensity. It consists of the evaluated choosing the statement with the
what else is identified based on how you have felt in the last week
including the day on which the test is performed. The administration is carried out through
the delivery to the examinee of an evaluation sheet and pencil, inviting them to respond
to each group of sentences the one that most closely matches its current state or condition. Not
There are no scales or subtests, only the items already proposed with their possible options.
of response.
The total score ranges from 0 to 63, in the specific event in which the
if a person chooses or marks two options from the same item, the one that will be assumed is the one that
has a higher value, the score from 0 to 9 is considered normal, and above this
existence of a depressed mood
Evaluate in particular the moods of the person such as depression,
bad mood, irritability, and it is possible that it could be applied taking into account a
interference with any other test will be applied again for evaluation
cognitive flexibility, impulse control, and decision making.
Beck Depression Inventory.
This questionnaire contains several groups of statements. Please read carefully.
Attention each one. Next, indicate which of the statements from each group
describe better how you have felt during this last week, including during the day
from today. If within the same group, there is more than one statement that I consider
If applicable to your case, mark it as well. Make sure to read all the statements.
within each group before making the election, (it will be scored 0-1-2-3).
1) .
I don't feel sad
I feel sad.
I feel sad continuously and I can't stop being sad.
I feel so sad or so miserable that I can't stand it.
2) .
I don't feel particularly discouraged about the future.
I feel discouraged about the future.
I feel that I don't have to wait for anything.
I feel that the future is hopeless and things will not get better.
3) .
I don't feel like a failure.
I think I have failed more than most people.
When I look back, I only see failure after failure.
I feel like a completely failed person.
4).
Things satisfy me as much as before.
I don't enjoy things as much as I used to.
I no longer obtain genuine satisfaction from things.
I am dissatisfied or bored with everything.
5) .
I don't feel particularly guilty.
I feel guilty on quite a few occasions.
I feel guilty most of the time.
I feel guilty constantly.
6) .
I don't think I am being punished.
I feel like I am going to be punished.
I hope to be punished.
I feel like I am being punished.
7) .
I am not disappointed in myself.
I am disappointed in myself.
I am ashamed of myself.
I hate myself.
8) .
I do not consider myself worse than anyone else.
I self-criticize for my weaknesses or for my mistakes.
I continuously blame myself for my faults.
I blame myself for everything bad that happens.
9) .
I have no suicidal thoughts.
Sometimes I think about committing suicide, but I wouldn't do it.
I would like to commit suicide.
I would commit suicide if I had the chance.
10) .
I do not cry more than I used to cry.
Now I cry more than before.
I cry continuously.
I used to be able to cry, but now I can't, even if I want to.
11).
I am not more irritated than usual for me.
I get annoyed or irritated more easily than before.
I feel constantly irritated.
I am absolutely not irritated by the things that used to irritate me before.
12)
I have not lost interest in others.
I am less interested in others than before.
I have lost most of my interest in others.
I have lost all interest in others.
13) .
I make decisions more or less the way I have always done.
I avoid making decisions more than before.
Making decisions is much harder for me than before.
It is now impossible for me to make decisions.
14) .
I don't think I look worse than before.
I fear that I look older or less attractive now.
I believe that permanent changes have occurred in my appearance that make me
seem unappealing.
I think I look horrible.
15) .
I work the same as before.
I find it takes extra effort to start doing something.
I have to force myself a lot to do something.
I can't do anything at all.
16) .
I sleep as well as always.
I don't sleep as well as I used to.
I wake up one or two hours earlier than usual and find it difficult to go back to sleep.
sleep.
I wake up several hours earlier than usual and I can't go back to sleep.
17) .
I don't feel more tired than usual.
I get tired more easily than before.
I get tired as soon as I do anything.
I am too tired to do anything.
18).
My appetite has not diminished.
I don't have as good an appetite as I used to.
Now I have much less appetite.
I have completely lost my appetite.
19) .
Lately, I have lost a little weight or I haven't lost anything.
I have lost more than 2 and a half kilos.
I have lost more than 4 kilos.
I have lost more than 7 kilos.
I am on a diet to lose weight YES/NO.
20) .
I am not more worried about my health than usual.
I am concerned about physical problems such as pain, discomfort, malaise.
stomach or constipation.
I am worried about my physical problems and I find it hard to think about anything else.
I am so worried about my physical problems that I am unable to think about
anything.
I haven't noticed any recent change in my interest.
I am less interested in sex than before.
I am much less interested in sex.
I have completely lost my interest in sex.
Guide for the interpretation of the Beck Depression Inventory:
Depression Level Score*
1-10 ..........................These ups and downs are considered normal.
11-16 ........................Mild mood disturbance.
17-20 ........................Intermittent states of depression.
21-30 ........................Moderate depression.
31-40 ........................Severe depression.
+ 40 .................... Extreme depression.
A persistent score of 17 or more indicates that you may need help.
Professional.
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