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Validation of the Brazilian Portuguese version of the Beck Depression Inventory-II in a community sample

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Author(s):
Gomes-Oliveira, Marcio Henrique [1] ; Gorenstein, Clarice [1, 2] ; Neto, Francisco Lotufo [1] ; Andrade, Laura Helena [1] ; Wang, Yuan Pang [1]
Total Authors: 5
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Med, Inst & Dept Psychiat, Sect Psychiat Epidemiol LIM 23, BR-05403010 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Biomed Sci, Dept Pharmacol, BR-05403010 Sao Paulo - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 2
Document type: Journal article
Source: Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria; v. 34, n. 4, p. 389-394, DEC 2012.
Web of Science Citations: 88
Abstract

BACKGROUND: The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) is used worldwide for detecting depressive symptoms. This questionnaire has been revised (1996) to match the DSM-IV criteria for a major depressive episode. We assessed the reliability and the validity of the Brazilian Portuguese version of the BDI-II for non-clinical adults. METHODS: The questionnaire was applied to 60 college students on two occasions. Afterwards, 182 community-dwelling adults completed the BDI-II, the Self-Report Questionnaire, and the K10 Scale. Trained psychiatrists performed face-to-face interviews with the respondents using the Structured Clinical Interview (SCID-I), the Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Scale, and the Hamilton Anxiety Scale. Descriptive analysis, signal detection analysis (Receiver Operating Characteristics), correlation analysis, and discriminant function analysis were performed to investigate the psychometric properties of the BDI-II. RESULTS: The intraclass correlation coefficient of the BDI-II was 0.89, and the Cronbach's alpha coefficient of internal consistency was 0.93. Taking the SCID as the gold standard, the cut-off point of 10/11 was the best threshold for detecting depression, yielding a sensitivity of 70% and a specificity of 87%. The concurrent validity (a correlation of 0.63-0.93 with scales applied simultaneously) and the predictive ability of the severity level (over 65% correct classification) were acceptable. CONCLUSION: The BDI-II is reliable and valid for measuring depressive symptomatology among Portuguese-speaking Brazilian non-clinical populations. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 08/11415-9 - Validation of the Portuguese version of the Beck Depression Inventory. II (Inventário de Depressão de Beck - II) in a Brazilian sample of college students
Grantee:Wang Yuan Pang
Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants