How Is the Bdi Scored
The Bdi-Ii Is Scored by Summing the Ratings for the 21 Items. Each Item Is Rated on a 4-Point Scale Ranging from 0 to 3. the Maximum Total Score Is 63. Special...
The BDI-II is scored by summing the ratings for the 21 items. Each item is rated on a 4-point scale ranging from 0 to 3. The maximum total score is 63. Special attention must be paid to the correct scoring of the Changes in Sleeping Pattern (Item 16) and Changes in Appetite (Item 18) items.
How is BDI and Bai scored?
The values for each item are summed yielding an overall or total score for all 21 symptoms that can range between 0 and 63 points. A total score of 0 – 7 is interpreted as a “Minimal” level of anxiety; 8 – 15 as “Mild”; 16 – 25 as “Moderate”, and; 26 – 63 as “Severe”.
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What do BDI scores meaning?
Score interpretation. No arbitrary cutoff score for all purposes to classify different degrees of depression. The following guidelines have been suggested to interpret the BDI-II (3): minimal range = 0–13, mild depression = 14–19, moderate depression = 20–28, and severe depression = 29–63.
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