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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Apr 13.
Published in final edited form as: J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2008;20(4):431–440. doi: 10.1176/appi.neuropsych.20.4.431

TABLE 2.

Convergent and Divergent Validity of the BDI-II Total and Component Scores

BDI-II Total Dysphoria Psychosomatic Regret
PANSS depression 0.45 (<0.001) 0.40 (<0.001) 0.41 (<0.001) 0.34 (<0.001)
Negative symptoms 0.14 (0.03) 0.11 (0.13) 0.13 (0.06) 0.08 (0.28)
Positive symptoms 0.16 (0.01) 0.11 (0.13) 0.19 (0.009) 0.13 (0.06)
PANSS somatic concern 0.19 (0.004) 0.08 (0.25) 0.31 (<0.001) 0.15 (0.03)
PANSS guilt feelings 0.19 (0.004) 0.05 (0.47) 0.23 (0.001) 0.32 (<0.001)
PANSS anxiety 0.23 (0.001) 0.12 (0.09) 0.23 (0.001) 0.13 (0.07)
Cognitive composite −0.08 (0.18) −0.11 (0.11) −0.04 (0.58) −0.04 (0.62)

Data Pearson’s R (p-value).

BDI-II=Beck Depression Inventory II; PANSS=Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale