Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) – test

Self-report scale used to screen for symptoms of depression.
  • The Beck Depression Scale, the so-called BECK Test – is a self-report scale and is used to screen for symptoms of depression in oneself.
  • However, it is only an auxiliary tool, it is not a substitute for a medical examination – depression can only be diagnosed by a doctor.
  • The result of the test can be a good indication if you give honest answers when completing it – to yourself, after all.
  • The assessment should relate to how you have felt over a chosen period of time: the last week or the last month (use the same measure of time when answering).
  • You should take about 10-20 minutes to complete the test.
  • Please answer all questions.

Your result: 0 points

No depression

Range: 0-11 points.

No cause for concern. A score this high usually indicates a temporary worsening of mood, triggered by simple despondency or some current, usually unpleasant, event. Such a score is more likely to be obtained by people who take the test by accident, out of curiosity or at someone else’s insistence, rather than on the basis of their own intuition that something serious is beginning to happen to them.