Validation of the Beck Depression Inventory II in HIV-positive patients.

OBJECTIVE: Research on depression among HIV-positive patients has been limited by the lack of a valid and reliable measure of depression. This project addresses this problem by exploring the internal consistency reliability and the concurrent and discriminant validity of the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) using HIV-positive patients in Jamaica. METHOD: Patients from three HIV clinics in Jamaica (n = 191 patients; 61% female, 39% male, …