common mental illness in the U.S. caused by a combination of genetic, biological, environmental, and psychological factors. To help measure the severity of a person’s depression symptoms, the Beck Depression Inventory is widely used by clinicians and individuals.
It is a 21 item self report for adolescents and adults created by Aaron Beck, a psychiatrist renowned as the “father of cognitive therapy.” While this questionnaire is not used to diagnose a person with depression, it can be a useful instrument in helping a person determine if, and to what degree, they need to seek help for their symptoms.
First introduced in 1961, the Beck Depression Inventory is one of the most popular questionnaires for evaluating a person’s depression severity.
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