Beck Depression Inventory, Short Form
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Sadness
I am so sad or unhappy that I can't stand it.
I am blue or sad all the time and I can't snap out of it.
I feel sad or blue.
I do not feel sad.
Pessimism
I feel that the future is hopeless and that things cannot improve.
I feel I have nothing to look forward to.
I feel discouraged about the future.
I am not particularly pessimistic or discouraged about the future.
Sense of failure
I feel I am a complete failure as a person (parent, husband, wife).
As I look back on my life, all I can see is a lot of failures.
I feel I have failed more than the average person.
I do not feel like a failure.
Dissatisfaction
I am dissatisfied with everything.
I don't get satisfaction out of anything anymore.
I don't enjoy things the way I used to.
I am not particularly dissatisfied.
Guilt
I feel as though I am very bad or worthless.
I feel quite guilty.
I feel bad or unworthy a good part of the time.
I don't feel particularly guilty.
Self-dislike
I hate myself.
I am disgusted with myself.
I am disappointed in myself.
I don't feel disappointed in myself.
Self-harm
I would kill myself if I had the chance.
I have definite plans about committing suicide.
I feel I would be better off dead.
I don't have any thoughts of harming myself.
Social withdrawal
I have lost all of my interest in other people and don't care about them at all.
I have lost most of my interest in other people and have little feeling for them.
I am less interested in other people than I used to be.
I have not lost interest in other people.
Indecisiveness
I can't make any decisions at all anymore.
I have great difficulty in making decisions.
I try to put off making decisions.
I make decisions about as well as ever.
Self-image change
I feel that I am ugly or repulsive-looking.
I feel that there are permanent changes in my appearance and they make me look unattractive.
I am worried that I am looking old or unattractive.
I don't feel that I look any worse than I used to.
Work difficulty
I can't do any work at all.
I have to push myself very hard to do anything.
It takes extra effort to get started at doing something.
I can work about as well as before.
Fatigability
I get too tired to do anything.
I get tired from doing anything.
I get tired more easily than I used to.
I don't get any more tired than usual.
Anorexia
I have no appetite at all anymore.
My appetite is much worse now.
My appetite is not as good as it used to be.
My appetite is no worse than usual.
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Beck Depression Inventory, Short Form
  • Threshold Score:
    • 0-4: None or minimal depression
    • 5-7: Mild depression
    • 8-15: Moderate depression
    • >15: Severe depression
  • Source: Postgrad Med 1972;Dec:81