title: Use of the Beck Depression Inventory-II with depressed geriatric inpatients.
abstract: To provide information about the clinical utility of the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) [Beck, A.T., Steer, R.A., & Brown, G.K. (1996b). Manual for the Beck Depression Inventory-II. San Antonio, TX: Psychological Corporation] with geriatric inpatients, the BDI-II was administered to 130 psychiatric inpatients who were 55 years old or above and who were diagnosed with principal DSM-IV major depressive disorders (MDD) (N = 85, 65%) or adjustment disorders with depressed mood (N = 45, 35%). The internal consistency of the BDI-II was high (coefficient alpha = 0.90), and its total score was not significantly related to sex, age, or ethnicity. An iterated maximum-likelihood factor analysis found the Cognitive and Noncognitive dimensions which have been reported for the BDI-II by Steer and co-workers (Steer R.A., Ball R., Ranieri W.F., & Beck A.T. (1999). Dimensions of the Beck Depression Inventory-II in clinically depressed outpatients. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 55, 117-128) in a younger sample of clinically depressed psychiatric outpatients. The mean BDI-II total score of the 85 geriatric inpatients with MDD was also comparable to that of 42 younger (< or = 54 years old) inpatients with MDD. The results were discussed as supporting the use of the BDI-II with clinically depressed geriatric inpatients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, School of Osteopathic Medicine, Stratford 08084-1350, USA. steer@umdnj.edu
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Steer
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Rissmiller
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Beck
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011581:Psychological Tests; D012720:Severity of Illness Index