Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II)

Beck et al. (1996)

Select the one statement that best describes the way you have been feeling during the past two
weeks, including today.
Item Response Options
Sadness 0 I do not feel sad.
1 I feel sad much of the time.
2 I am sad all the time.
3 I am so sad or unhappy that I can't stand
it.
Pessimism 0 I am not discouraged about my future.
1 I feel more discouraged about my future
than I used to be.
2 I do not expect things to work out for
me.
3 I feel my future is hopeless and will
only get worse.
Past Failure 0 I do not feel like a failure.
1 I have failed more than I should have.
2 As I look back, I see a lot of failures.
3 I feel I am a total failure as a person.
Loss of Pleasure 0 I get as much pleasure as I ever did from
the things I enjoy.
1 I don't enjoy things as much as I used to.
2 I get very little pleasure from the things
I used to enjoy.
3 I can't get any pleasure from the things I
used to enjoy.
Guilty Feelings 0 I don't feel particularly guilty.
1 I feel guilty over many things I have
done or should have done.
2 I feel quite guilty most of the time.
3 I feel guilty all of the time.
Punishment Feelings 0 I don't feel I am being punished.
1 I feel I may be punished.
2 I expect to be punished.
3 I feel I am being punished.
Self-Dislike 0 I feel the same about myself as ever.
1 I have lost confidence in myself.
2 I am disappointed in myself.
3 I dislike myself.
Self-Criticalness 0 I don't criticize or blame myself more
 than usual.
1 I am more critical of myself than I used
to be.
2 I criticize myself for all of my faults.
3 I blame myself for everything bad that
happens.
Crying 0 I don't cry any more than I used to.
1 I cry more than I used to.
2 I cry over every little thing.
3 I feel like crying, but I can't.
Agitation 0 I am no more restless or wound up than
usual.
1 I feel more restless or wound up than
usual.
2 I am so restless or agitated that it's hard
to stay still.
3 I am so restless or agitated that I have to
keep moving or doing something.
Loss of Interest 0 I have not lost interest in other people or
activities.
1 I am less interested in other people or
things than before.
2 I have lost most of my interest in other
people or things.
3 It's hard to get interested in anything.
Indecisiveness 0 I make decisions about as well as ever.
1 I find it more difficult to make decisions
than usual.
2 I have much greater difficulty in making
decisions than I used to.
3 I have trouble making any decisions.
Worthlessness 0 I do not feel I am worthless.
1 I don't consider myself as worthwhile
and useful as I used to.
2 I feel more worthless as compared to
other people.
3 I feel utterly worthless.
Loss of Energy 0 I have as much energy as ever.
1 I have less energy than I used to have.
2 I don't have enough energy to do very
much.
3 I don't have enough energy to do
anything.
Changes in Sleeping Pattern 0 I have not experienced any change in
my sleeping pattern.
1 I sleep somewhat more than usual.
 2 I sleep somewhat less than usual.
3 I sleep a lot more than usual.
4 I sleep a lot less than usual.
5 I sleep most of the day.
6 I wake up 1–2 hours early and can't get
back to sleep.
Irritability 0 I am no more irritable than usual.
1 I am more irritable than usual.
2 I am much more irritable than usual.
3 I am irritable all the time.
Changes in Appetite 0 I have not experienced any changes in
my appetite.
1 My appetite is somewhat less than
usual.
2 My appetite is somewhat greater than
usual.
3 My appetite is much less than before.
4 My appetite is much greater than usual.
5 I have no appetite at all.
6 I crave food all the time.
Concentration Difficulty 0 I can concentrate as well as ever.
1 I can't concentrate as well as usual.
2 It's hard to keep my mind on anything
for very long.
3 I find I can't concentrate on anything.
Tiredness or Fatigue 0 I am no more tired or fatigued than
usual.
1 I get more tired or fatigued more easily
than usual.
2 I am too tired or fatigued to do a lot of
the things I used to do.
3 I am too tired or fatigued to do most of
the things I used to do.
Loss of Interest in Sex 0 I have not noticed any recent change in
my interest in sex.
1 I am less interested in sex than I used to
be.
2 I am much less interested in sex now.
3 I have lost interest in sex completely.