@article{ref1,
title="Psychometric properties of the Beck Depression Inventory-II for OEF/OIF veterans in a polytrauma sample",
journal="Military medicine",
year="2014",
author="Palmer, Glen A. and Happe, Maggie C. and Paxson, Janine M. and Jurek, Benjamin K. and Graca, Joseph J. and Olson, Stephen A.",
volume="179",
number="8",
pages="879-884",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: The Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) is widely used as a screening instrument for depressive symptomatology in clinical settings. The factor structure has been researched in a variety of settings with results ranging from a single factor to a five-factor structure. The purpose of this study was to examine several identified factor structures when applied to a mixed polytrauma sample. <br><br>METHOD: A sample of 310 veterans was used for this study. All subjects were administered the BDI-II screening measure as part of an evaluation in an outpatient polytrauma clinic. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to determine the best model. <br><br>RESULTS: Confirmatory factor analysis revealed that a three-factor model provided a best fit. A model previously identified for individuals in residential treatment for substance abuse provided a best fit for this sample. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The BDI-II may provide additional information for clinicians when examining the three-factor model with veterans in polytrauma settings.<p/> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0026-4075",
doi="10.7205/MILMED-D-14-00048",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.7205/MILMED-D-14-00048"
}