Brief Symptom Inventory-53 (BSI-53)

Brief Symptom Inventory-53 (BSI-53)

Recommended use
Assessing psychological profile.

Type
Self-report

Population (Age range)
13 years and older

Time to administer
10 minutes

Time period covered
1 week

Number of items/version
53

Summary
BSI is a shorter version of the SCL-90 and assesses the psychological profiles of individuals. It covers 9 primary symptom domains: somatization, obsessive-compulsive, interpersonal sensitivity, depression, anxiety, hostility, phobic anxiety, paranoid ideation, and psychoticism. Items are scored using a 5-point scale (0-4).

Reference
Derogatis LR, Spencer P. Brief symptom inventory: BSI. Upper Saddle River: Pearson; 1993.

Scale Availability
Fee and use instructions