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Peer reviewedHesselbrock, Michie N.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1983
Compared three instruments assessing depression in alcoholics: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-II), the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory Depression scale (MMPI D), and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). The number of subjects who were diagnosed as "depressed" varied considerably according to the…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Comparative Testing, Depression (Psychology), Diagnostic Tests
Peer reviewedRusso, Joan – Psychological Assessment, 1994
Thurstone's scaling based on judgments of 527 students and 37 clinical faculty members was applied to the Beck Depression Inventory, the Zung Depression Scale, and the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory and fitted the observed data well. A psychological continuum was derived for severity of depression. (SLD)
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, College Faculty, Depression (Psychology), Evaluation Methods
