Development and Initial Evaluation of a Multiscore Depression Inventory

Abstract

The construction and evaluation of a new self-report depression inventory was presented. Altogether 833 subjects participated in the various phases of the study. A sequential item selection strategy resulted in an inventory that provided separate scores for ten subscales: Sad Mood, Fatigue, Learned Helplessness, Guilt, Pessimism, Social Introversion, Irritability, Instrumental Helplessness, Low Self-Esteem, and Cognitive Difficulty. Internal consistency and test-retest reliability were satisfactory. Concurrent validity of the full scale was demonstrated by high correlations with existing measures. Criterion related validity and face validity were also demonstrated. It was concluded that the new inventory might prove to be a useful research tool for studying depression in normal populations, and the need for further evaluation of psychometric properties in normal and clinical populations was noted.

Childhood Depression

“…Multiscore Depression Inventory (Bemdt, Petzel & Bemdt, 1980) 30 items rated on a 4-point scale 118 true/false items Ghildren's Depression Ghecklists (Eddy & Lubin, 1988) 34 adjectives which are checked if they describe how the person feels Multiscore Depression Inventory (Bemdt, Petzel & Bemdt, 1980) 30 items rated on a 4-point scale 118 true/false items Ghildren's Depression Ghecklists (Eddy & Lubin, 1988) 34 adjectives which are checked if they describe how the person feels…”

“…Items derived from symptoms included in major, minor and unipolar depression. Multiscore Depression Inventory (Bemdt, Petzel & Bemdt, 1980) 30 items rated on a 4-point scale 118 true/false items Ghildren's Depression Ghecklists (Eddy & Lubin, 1988) 34 adjectives which are checked if they describe how the person feels…”

Prevalence and impact of depression in cystic fibrosis

“…depressed mood, diminished interest or pleasure, significant weight loss, insomnia, psychomotor agitation or retardation, fatigue or loss of energy, feelings of worthlessness or excessive guilt, diminished ability to concentrate, and recurrent thoughts of death; at least one symptom is either depressed mood or loss of interest or pleasure. Two basic methods are available for measuring depressive symptoms: diagnostic interviews and standardized screening measures (see Table 1 [12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23]). …”

On a Pedestal: effects of intellectual‐giftedness and some implications for programme planning

“…In a study by Berndt, Kaiser, and van Aalst (1982), it was noted that a subgroup of gifted adolescents appeared to have the adolescent equivalent of a "success depression," some prominent symptoms being guilt, low self-esteem, helplessness and cognitive difficulty. The gifted sample as a whole was more depressed than their adolescent peers, as measured by the Multiscore Depression Inventory (Berndt, Petzel & Berndt, 1980).…”