For my dissertation, I am using Beck Depression's Inventory (short form) and a subscale from the Ryff Scales of Psychological Wellbeing. I belong to UCL which allows me access to loads of journals, papers so I'm unsure why I can't find it.
Can't seem to find the short form, I have the reference but cannot access it (Beck & Beck, 1972 - screening depressed patients in family practice: a rapid technique, postgraduate medicine).
The Ryff Scales, I have contacted them twice but to no avail. Could anybody help me out?
I found the following information on the web:
There is no charge to use the Ryff. However, institutions must pay for the cost of reproducing it from the electronic master file, which is sent upon request. Data entry and analysis costs are the responsibility of the party requesting the survey, which can be administered in a sit-down, phone, or mail format. No testing supervisors are required.
Institutions or organizations interested in using the Ryff Scales of Psychological Well-Being should send a request and description of how the instrument will be used to Dr. Carol Ryff; University of Wisconsin; Institute on Aging; 2245 Medical Sciences Center; 1300 University Avenue; Madison, WI 53706; Phone: (608) 262-1818; Fax: (608) 263-6211; email:[email protected]. Dr. Ryff requests that institutions or organizations provide her with the results of their study and any subsequent journal article citations.
You could consider DASS-21 by Lovibond and Lovibond - well established measure to estimate prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress. I used that couple of times in my research.
Patrick, DASS-21 is not Beck medical screening tool, bot are well established measures for depression.
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