Brief Symptom Inventory 18 (BSI-18)
Self-report questionnaire with 18 items
Suitable for adults
English questionnaire
License fee: € 0,66 per completion
For whom is the Brief Symptom Inventory 18 intended?
This self-report questionnaire is suitable for adults.
What does the BSI measure?
The BSI-18 is the short version of the BSI, a multidimensional symptom questionnaire that gives an indication to what extend the subject has experienced psychological and/or physical complaints lately in the areas of anxiety, depression and somatic complaints.
What does the BSI questionnaire consist of?
The questionnaire consists out of 18 (6 x 3) items that can be scored from “”Not at all = 0 to “Extremely = 4”. There are no mirrored items. The total score is an indication for the severity of complaints.
How does the BSI scoring work?
Besides the total score, there are 3 subscales:
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Somatic complaints
The BSI has been rated to be a sufficient reliable, sensitive, and valid questionnaire. The questionnaire is sensitive to treatment effects. Note that in the instruction manual the BSI-18 is discouraged to be used as a ROM-instrument. There are multiple norm-groups that have been incorporated in the questionnaire:
- Community norms (males/females/males and females combined)
- Oncology norms (males/females/males and females combined)
Source of the questionnaire
Derogatis, L.R. (2000). BSI 18 Brief Symptom Inventory 18 Administration, Scoring, and Procedures Manual. Bloomington: PsychCorp.
© 2000, 2001 Leonard R. Derogatis, PhD. All rights reserved.
