Validation of the Brazilian Portuguese version of the Beck Depression Inventory-II in a community sample

BACKGROUND: The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) is used worldwide for detecting depressive symptoms. This questionnaire has been revised (1996) to match the DSM-IV criteria for a major depressive episode. We assessed the reliability and the validity of the Brazilian Portuguese version of the BDI-II...

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Main Author: Gomes-Oliveira,Marcio Henrique (author)
Other Authors: Gorenstein,Clarice (author), Lotufo Neto,Francisco (author), Andrade,Laura Helena (author), Wang,Yuan Pang (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2012
Subjects:
Depression
Psychometric Scales
Validity
Beck Depression Inventory
Brazil
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-44462012000400005
Country:Brazil
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