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BDI-II

Instructions: This questionnaire consists o f 21 groups o f statements. P lease read each group o f statements carefully, and then pick out the one statement in each group that best described the way you have been feeling during the past two weeks, including today. C ircle the number beside the statement you have picked. If several statements in the group seem to apply equally w ell, circle the highest number for that group. B e sure that you do not choose more than on e statement form any group, including Item 16 (changes in Sleeping Pattern) or Item 18 (Changes in Appetite).

1. Sadness

0 1 do not feel sad.

1 1 feel sad much o f the time. 2 1 am sad all the time.

3 I am so sad or unhappy that 1 can’t stand it.

6. Punishment Feelings

0 1 don’t feel 1 am being punished. 1 1 feel I may be punished. 2 1 expect to be punished. 3 1 feel I am being punished.

2. Pessimism

0 1 am not discouraged about m y future 1 1 feel more discouraged about my future

than 1 used to be.

2 1 do not expect thing to work out for me. 3 1 feel my future is hopeless and will only

get worse.

7. Self-Dislike

0 1 feel the sam e about m y self as ever. 1 1 have lost con fidence in m yself. 2 1 am disappointed in m yself. 3 1 dislike m yself.

3. Past Failure

0 I do not feel like a failure

1 1 have failed more than I should have. 2 A s 1 look back, I see a lot o f failures. 3 1 feel I am a total failure as a person.

8. Self-Criticalness

0 1 don’t criticize or blam e m y self more than usual.

1 1 am more critical o f m y self than 1 used to be.

2 1 criticize m yself for all o f my faults 3 1 blame m y self for everything bad that

happens.

4. Loss of Pleasure

0 1 get as much pleasure as 1 ever did from things 1 enjoy.

1 1 feel don’t enjoy things as much as 1 used to do.

2 1 get very little pleasure from the things I used to enjoy.

3 1 can’t get any pleasure from the things 1 used to enjoy.

9. Suicidal Thoughts or Wishes

0 1 don’t have any thoughts o f killing m yself. 1 I have thoughts o f killing m yself, but I

would not carry them out. 2 1 would like to kill m yself.

3 1 would kill m y self if 1 had the chance.

5. Guilty Feelings

0 1 don’t feel particularly guilty.

1 1 feel guilty over many things 1 have done or should have done.

2 1 feel quite guilty most o f the time. 3 1 feel guilty all o f the time.

10. Crying

0 1 don’t cry anymore than 1 used to. 1 I cry more than 1 used to.

2 I cry over every little thing. 3 1 feel like crying, but 1 can’t.

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11. Agitation

0 I am no more restless or would up than usual.

1 I feel more restless or would 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 m oving or doing something.

17. Irritability

0 1 am no more irritable than usual. 1 1 am m ore irritable than usual. 2 1 am much more irritable than usual. 3 1 am irritable all the time.

12. 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 m ost o f m y interest in other people or things.

3 It’s hard to get interested in anything.

18. Changes in appetite

0 1 have not experienced any change in my appetite.

la M y appetite is som ew hat less than usual, lb M y appetite is som ewhat greater than

usual.

2a M y appetite is much less than before. 2b M y appetite is much greater than usual. 3a 1 have no appetite at all.

3b 1 crave food all the time.

13. Indecisiveness

0 I make decisions about as w ell as ever. 1 I find it more difficult to make decisions

than usual.

2 I have greater difficult in making decisions than I used to.

3 I have trouble making any decisions.

19. Concentration Difficulty

0 1 can concentrate as w ell as ever. 1 1 can’t concentrate as w ell as usual. 2 It’s hard to keep my mind on anything for

very long.

3 1 find 1 can’t concentrate on anything.

14. Worthlessness

0 I do not feel I am worthless.

1 I don’t consider m yself as worthwhile and useful as I used to.

2 I feel more worthless as compared to other people.

3 I feel utterly worthless.

20. Tiredness or Fatigue

0 1 am no more tired or fatigued than usual. 1 1 get more tired or fatigued more early than

usual.

2 1 am too tired or fatigued to do a lot o f the things 1 used to do.

3 1 am too tired or fatigued to do m ost o f the things 1 used to do.

15. 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.

21. Loss of Interest in Sex

0 1 have not noticed any recent changes in my interest in sex.

1 1 am less interested in sex than 1 used to be. 2 1 am much less interested in sex now. 3 1 have lost interest in sex com pletely.

14. Changes in Sleeping Pattern

0 I have not experienced any change in my sleeping pattern

l a I sleep som ewhat more than usual, lb 1 sleep som ewhat less than usual. 2a 1 sleep a lot more than usual. 2b 1 sleep a lot less than usual. 3a 1 sleep most o f the day

3b 1 wake up 1-2 hours early and can’t get back to sleep.

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