Journal article
Concurrent Validity and Psychometric Properties of the Beck Depression Inventory in Outpatient Adolescents
Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, v 30(1), pp 51-57
1991
PMID: 2005064
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Abstract
The concurrent validity of the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) was evaluated in 122 outpatient adolescents referred to a clinic for depression. Criterion validators were Kiddie-Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia (K-SADS) generated diagnoses and a 17-item clinician-rated depression scale extracted from the K-SADS. Initial BDI scores of > 13 yielded sensitivity, specificity, and positive predictive powers of 86%, 82%, and 83%, respectively, in differentiating syndromal major depressive disorder (MDD) from nonaffective disordered patients. In repeated interviews in 2 weeks with a BDI score of > 13, these parameters were 89%, 88%, and 93%, respectively, in those meeting MDD criteria. The BDI correlated significantly with the 17-item depression score in depressed females but not depressed males because BDI scores were more than 30% higher in females. BDI internal consistency among all cases was 0.91 and was higher in depressed than nondepressed patients.
J. Am. Acad. Child Adolesc. Psychiatry, 1991, 30, 1:51–57.
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- Title
- Concurrent Validity and Psychometric Properties of the Beck Depression Inventory in Outpatient Adolescents
- Creators
- PAUL J. Ambrosini - Medical College of Pennsylvania, Eastern Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute, Philadelphia,CLAUDIA MetzMICHAEL D. BianchiHARRIS RabinovichASHIWEL Undie
- Publication Details
- Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, v 30(1), pp 51-57
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Grant note
- MH41684 / NIMH
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- [Retired Faculty]
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:A1991ET44300008
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-0026068808
- Other Identifier
- 991019183943004721
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- Pediatrics
- Psychiatry
- Psychology, Developmental