title: Assessing depression in substance abusers: Beck Depression Inventory and SCL-90R.
abstract: The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and two subscales of the Symptom Checklist-90R (SCL-90R) were compared for assessing depression by giving both instruments to 32 inpatient and 22 outpatient substance abusers. For the inpatients (N = 27), 1-month test-retest reliabilities were .82, .87, and .84 for the BDI and the two subscales of the SCL-90R respectively. For both inpatients (two occasions) and outpatients, the BDI correlated highly (.82 to .90) with the two depression subscales of the SCL-90R. Using both the BDI and the SCL-90R in the same study may simply provide redundant information rather than a more comprehensive assessment of depression in substance abusers.
authors.affiliation: Veterans Administration Medical Center, Palo Alto, California.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Moffett
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Radenhausen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010556:Personality Tests; D011594:Psychometrics; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*