Beck Anxiety Inventory
A 21-item self-report questionnaire on the severity of the patient's anxiety symptoms, with a focus on physical symptoms.
- Category
- Anxiety
- Items
- 21
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Licensed scale
This scale is under licence, so its items cannot be shown here. The information on this page describes it; contact the rights holder to obtain the instrument.
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Introduction
The Beck Anxiety Inventory measures how severe the patient's anxiety symptoms are, with a strong focus on physical signs of anxiety.
What it measures
The BAI measures the severity of anxiety symptoms across 21 items, with an emphasis on physical symptoms.
When to use it
Clinicians whose service holds a licence use the BAI when physical anxiety symptoms are of particular interest.
Origin
The BAI was published in 1988 by Aaron T. Beck and colleagues. The German version was published by Jürgen Margraf and Anke Ehlers (2007).
Limitations
The BAI is not a diagnostic instrument. It is a commercial Pearson instrument, and its items may not be reproduced without a licence.
Frequently asked questions
- Why can't the BAI be completed here?
- The BAI is a commercial instrument sold by Pearson, and its items may not be reproduced without a licence. The GAD-7, which measures anxiety severity with a focus on worry rather than physical symptoms, can be completed here.
References
- Beck AT, Epstein N, Brown G, Steer RA. An inventory for measuring clinical anxiety: psychometric properties. J Consult Clin Psychol. 1988;56:893-897.
- Margraf J, Ehlers A. Beck-Angst-Inventar (BAI). Deutsche Bearbeitung. 2007.
Licence & attribution
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Commercial instrument; licence required.