TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Psychometric properties of the Beck Depression Inventory-II for OEF/OIF veterans in a polytrauma sample
JO  - Military medicine
A1  - Palmer, Glen A.
A1  - Happe, Maggie C.
A1  - Paxson, Janine M.
A1  - Jurek, Benjamin K.
A1  - Graca, Joseph J.
A1  - Olson, Stephen A.
SP  - 879
EP  - 884
VL  - 179
IS  - 8
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0026-4075
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.7205/MILMED-D-14-00048
ID  - ref1
ER  -