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ERIC Number: EJ313407
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1984
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Internal Consistencies of the Original and Revised Beck Depression Inventory.
Beck, Aaron, T.; Steer, Robert A.
Journal of Clinical Psychology, v40 n6 p1365-67 Nov 1984
Compared versions of the Beck Depression Inventory in psychiatric patients. The alpha coefficient for 598 inpatients and outpatients on the 1961 version was .88, and the alpha coefficient for 248 outpatients on the 1978 version was .86. Concluded that the internal consistencies of both versions were comparable. (JAC)
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Patients, Psychiatric Services, Test Validity
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Beck Depression Inventory
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