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    The client, a 33-year-old single male worker, was referred for depression symptoms including sadness, loss of pleasure, guilt, worthlessness, irritability, loneliness, and suicidal thoughts over the past year following a breakup. The Beck Depression Inventory was used to assess the severity of his depression. He scored 39, indicating severe depression. The test showed symptoms like sadness, pessimism, guilt feelings, worthlessness, and changes in sleep and appetite patterns. This confirms the diagnosis of severe clinical depression.

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    The client, a 33-year-old single male worker, was referred for depression symptoms including sadness, loss of pleasure, guilt, worthlessness, irritability, loneliness, and suicidal thoughts over the past year following a breakup. The Beck Depression Inventory was used to assess the severity of his depression. He scored 39, indicating severe depression. The test showed symptoms like sadness, pessimism, guilt feelings, worthlessness, and changes in sleep and appetite patterns. This confirms the diagnosis of severe clinical depression.

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    The client, a 33-year-old single male worker, was referred for depression symptoms including sadness, loss of pleasure, guilt, worthlessness, irritability, loneliness, and suicidal thoughts over the past year following a breakup. The Beck Depression Inventory was used to assess the severity of his depression. He scored 39, indicating severe depression. The test showed symptoms like sadness, pessimism, guilt feelings, worthlessness, and changes in sleep and appetite patterns. This confirms the diagnosis of severe clinical depression.

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    BDI Test

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    The client, a 33-year-old single male worker, was referred for depression symptoms including sadness, loss of pleasure, guilt, worthlessness, irritability, loneliness, and suicidal thoughts over the past year following a breakup. The Beck Depression Inventory was used to assess the severity of his depression. He scored 39, indicating severe depression. The test showed symptoms like sadness, pessimism, guilt feelings, worthlessness, and changes in sleep and appetite patterns. This confirms the diagnosis of severe clinical depression.

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    Test: Beck Depression Inventory.

    Demographics

    Age 33 years old

    Name H.S

    Gender male

    Education middle

    Siblings 5

    Religion Islam

    Occupation worker in general store

    Marital Status single

    Reason for referral

    He was suffering from sadness, loss of pleasure, guilt feelings, feelings of worthlessness, irritation
    and loneliness, suicidal thoughts and loss of interest. So his family took him to the hospital.
    According to him he doesn’t want to live. He has tried for suicide, but he got saved.

    Presenting complaints.

    Symptoms Duration

    Loss of interest in daily routine 1 year

    Remain sad 1 year


    Difficulty in sleeping 1 year

    Feelings of worthlessness 9 months


    Don’t want to live 7 months
    Worthlessness 4 months

    Brief history of client

    The client was living a normal life one year ago. He belongs to a middle-class family. He was a
    worker in a small general store. His father was also a worker there. He always quarrels with parents
    because they were poor. He loved someone but she took benefit of him. He was very happy with
    her. He always listens to her and tries to complete her wishes. But she was actually taking her
    advantage. She marries to someone else and left him. He was so sad because of breakup and doesn’t
    feel interest in anything, he tried to suicide but he got saved. He also left his job. He feels he is a
    worthless person. He is poor so she left him. He also feels guilty over this, because if he belongs
    to a rich family than she never leaves him. He also feels loss of appetite. He was going to DHQ
    hospital for treatment. His family thinks there is a little bit of recovery. Now he is going for work
    but taking not so much interest. According to doctor he is suffering depression

    Beck Depression Inventory.

    Introduction of the test

    I will use Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II). The Beck Depression Inventory-Second Edition
    (BDI-II) is a 21-item self-report instrument for measuring the severity of depression in adults and
    adolescents aged 13 years and older. This version of the inventory (BDI-II) was developed for the
    assessment of symptoms corresponding to criteria for diagnosing depressive disorders listed in the
    American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-Fourth
    Edition (DSM-IV; 1994).

    Item 1 to 13 assess more physical symptoms that are psychological in nature, while item
    14 to 21 assesses more physical symptoms.
    Objective to use the test

    BDI-II is an assessment of severity of depression in psychiatrically diagnosed adults and


    adolescents’ patients aged more than 13 years old. It was developed as an indicator of Prescence
    and degree of depressive symptoms consistent with the DSM-IV , not as an instrument for
    specifying a clinical diagnosis. The BDI was originally developed to detect, assess, and monitor
    changes in depressive symptoms among people in a mental health care setting. It is also used to
    detect depressive symptoms in a primary care setting. And the main objective to use this test is to
    measure the degree of depression.

    Reliability and validity

    Criterion validity of the BDI-II is positively correlated with the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale
    (r = 0.71) with a high 1-week test-retest reliability r = 0.93 (suggesting robustness against daily
    variations in mood) and an internal consistency of α = 91. Mean correlation coefficients of 0.72
    and 0.60 have been found between clinical ratings of depression and the BDI for psychiatric and
    non-psychiatric populations. High concurrent validities have been also demonstrated. Test
    administration

    testing environment was sufficiently illuminated. And as he was uneducated I read the statement
    aloud so that he can listen it properly. It takes 10 to 15 minutes to complete the test. The client was
    sitting at a chair and instructions were given to her. He was so irritated while doing test. He got
    bored and tired.

    Quantitative analysis

    Table 4.1

    Table shows the results of obtained score of BDI relative to each item.

    Sr.no Symptoms Scores


    1. Sadness 3
    2. Pessimism 2
    4. Loss of pleasure 0
    5. Guilt feelings 3
    6. Punishment feelings 3
    7. Self-dislike 1
    8. Self-criticalness 2
    9. Suicidal Thoughts 3
    10. Crying 2
    11. Agitation 3
    12. Loss Of interest 2
    13. Indeciveness 2
    14. Worthlessness 3
    15. Loss of energy 1
    16. Change in sleeping Pattern 2
    17. Irritability 1
    18. Change in Appetite 1
    19. Concentration difficulty 1
    20. Tiredness of fatigue 2
    21. Loss of interest in sex 0
    TOTAL 39
    Table 4.2

    Table showing the results of client on BDI

    Results

    39 0-13 (minimal) Severe depression

    Qualitative Analysis

    BDI include 21 items using a four-point scale which range from 0 (symptoms not present) 3
    (symptoms are present). It has three ranges mild moderate and severe. The client scored 39 which
    shows patient is suffering from severe depression.

    Conclusion
    The client obtained raw scores 39 which indicates that he is suffering from severe
    depression.

    References

    American Psychiatric Association. ( 1980). “Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders
    (3rd ed.)”. Washington, DC: Author.
    Beck AT, Steer RA, Garbin MG. (1988).” Psychometric properties of the Beck Depression

    Inventory”: twenty-five years of evaluation. Clin Psychol Rev;8:77–100.

    Beck AT, Steer RA, Brown GK. (1996). “BDI-II: Beck Depression Inventory Manual. 2nd edn”.
    San Antonio, TX: Psychological Corporation.
    Beck, A. T., & Steer, R. A. (1987). “Manual for the Beck Depression Inventory”. San Antonio,

    TX: The Psychological Corporation.

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