Faculty Articles
Comparing the BDI-II and the PHQ-9 with Outpatient Substance Abusers.
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Addictive Behaviors
ISSN
0306-4603
Publication Date
2-2008
Abstract
Because of the high co-occurrence of Axis-I mood disorders with primary substance use disorders (SUD), it is important to routinely assess substance abusers for evidence of a mood disorder. The primary goal of the present study was to examine the psychometric characteristics of two widely used self-report measures of depression (Beck Depression Inventory-II; Patient Health Questionnaire PRIME MD) with substance abusers (N=108) in an outpatient treatment setting. Using Cronbach's alpha, the reliabilities of the BDI-II and the PHQ-9 were 0.95 and 0.91, respectively. Principal component factor analyses of both measures were conducted to evaluate the relationship between a 3-factor solution (cognitive, affective, and somatic) for the BDI-II and a 1-factor solution for the PHQ-9 (depression). Both measures were correlated with severity levels of alcohol and drug use. Advantages and disadvantages of using both measures with substance abusers are discussed.
DOI
10.1016/j.addbeh.2007.09.017
Volume
33
Issue
2
First Page
381
Last Page
387
NSUWorks Citation
Dum, M.,
Pickren, J.,
Sobell, L. C.,
Sobell, M. B.
(2008). Comparing the BDI-II and the PHQ-9 with Outpatient Substance Abusers.. Addictive Behaviors, 33(2), 381-387.
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