Fiabilidad y validez de la version española del Inventario para la Depresión de Beck de 1978 en pacientes con trastornos psicológicos
Year: 1999
Type: article
Abstract: Data on reliability and validity are provided of the application of the Spanish version of the 1978 Version of the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI; Beck, Rush, Shaw and Emery, 1979), to a sample of 338 outpatients suffering from various psychopathological diagnosis according to DSM-III-R (APA. 1987/1988). Alpha reliability coefficient was high (.90). Also, criterion validity indixes were fair: patients with depressive disorders scored significantly higher than did those with anxiety or schizophrenic disorders. Discriminant analysis of BDI items revealed that a sub - set of symptoms (Sadness, Dissatisfaction and Fatigability) correctly sorted 88% of patients as depressive or non depressive. Nevertheless, analysis of diagnosis accuracy showed that not a single cut-off score proved sensitive enough to allow a differential diagnosis. Therefore, it is concluded that the Spanish BDI version is a valid tool to detect and quantify depressive symptoms in patients, but it is a poor instrument for differential diagnoses
Source: Clínica y Salud
Authors: Carmelo Vázquez, Jesús Sanz
Institution: Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Language: Spanish
Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W1689749626