Is the Beck Anxiety Inventory Copyright

FYI–The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI, BDI-II) and the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) are examples of copyrighted materials that may not be included in their entirety in an electronic thesis or dissertation.

Is the Beck Depression Inventory copyrighted?

The BDI questionnaire is copyrighted by The Psychological Corporation. … The BDI was revised in 1971 and made copyright in 1978 (Groth-Marnat, 1990). Both the original and revised versions have been found to be highly correlated (. 94; Lightfoot & Oliver, 1985 cited in Groth-Marnat, 1990).

Is BDI public domain?

The BDI is copyrighted; a fee must be paid for each copy used. There is no evidence that the BDI-II is more valid or reliable than other depression scales, and public domain scales such as the Patient Health Questionnaire – Nine Item (PHQ-9) have been studied as a useful tool.