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BDI in the Assessment of Depression in Different Medical Conditions


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As a common disorder, depression must be diagnosed not only in psychiatric but also in different medical settings, especially in patients with chronic diseases. Beck Depression Inventory is valuable and sensitive self-report inventory used worldwide for assessment depressive symptoms. In this research we present obtained scores of BDI in different group of disorders and we showed that BDI scores are related to the clinical condition, as well as with the age.

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1857-8985
Language:
English
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2 times per year
Journal Subjects:
Medicine, Basic Medical Science, History and Ethics of Medicine, Clinical Medicine, other, Social Sciences, Education