Beck Depression Inventory BDI-IA

The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) is a commonly used depressive symptom assessment tool designed to measure a person’s level of depression over the past two weeks. The BDI was designed by psychologist Aaron T. Beck and colleagues and first published in 1961. BDI-IA is the initial version of BDI. It has been revised and improved many times and now has the BDI-II version. BDI-IA contains a total of 21 groups, each group has 4 statements, and each sentence has a certain numerical value as a rating score. You can choose the sentence that best suits your situation based on how you feel during the week. After completing all 21 groups, based on the total score, you can clearly understand whether you are depressed and the degree of depression. Although this scale is simple, if you can evaluate yourself truthfully, the results are still very reliable and accurate. Items of the BDI-IA include assessment of depressed mood, physical symptoms, cognition, and behavior. For example, some of the items include assessments of sleep quality, fatigue, self-evaluation, and feelings of hope for the future. Although the BDI-IA is a commonly used tool to assess depressive symptoms, it is not used to diagnose depression. It is usually used by psychologists, psychiatrists or other professionals in clinical and research studies as a tool to assess depressive symptoms and degree of depression. The results of the BDI scale are for reference only and cannot fully represent a person’s depressive symptoms. Because depressive symptoms are affected by many factors, including physical, psychological, environmental and other factors. Therefore, if you feel that you have symptoms of depression, it is best to seek professional help for comprehensive psychological assessment and treatment. If you’re confused or worried about your mood and want to know if you may have depressive symptoms, the Beck Depression Inventory-IA (BDI-IA) can be a starting point to help you better understand your situation. Now, if you would like, we can start taking a free online test of the BDI-IA Self-Assessment Scale. Please select the answer that best describes your current situation based on the description of each item.