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Glen A Palmer1, Maggie C Happe1, Janine M Paxson1
1Department of Psychology, St. Cloud VA Health Care System, 4801 Veterans Drive, EC-117; St. Cloud, MN 56303.
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.
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.
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.
Conclusions:
The BDI-II may provide additional information for clinicians when examining the three-factor model with veterans in polytrauma settings.
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