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. 2001 Nov;175(5):349–352. doi: 10.1136/ewjm.175.5.349

Table 2.

Questions in a Spanish translation of the Beck Depression Inventory that bias Latino depression scores
Highly likely to endorse (score 3)
  • Question 6

    • I don't feel I am being punished (score 0)
    • I feel I may be punished (score 1)
    • I expect to be punished (score 2)
    • I feel I am being punished (score 3)
  • Question 10

    • I don't cry any more than usual (score 0)
    • I cry more now than I used to (score 1)
    • I cry all the time now (score 2)
    • I used to be able to cry, but now I can't cry even though I want to (score 3)
  • Question 14

    • I don't feel that I look any worse than I used to (score 0)
    • I am worried that I am looking old or unattractive (score 1)
    • I feel that there are permanent changes in my appearance that make me look unattractive (score 2)
    • I believe that I look ugly (score 3)
Highly unlikely to endorse (score 0)
  • Question 15

    • I can work about as well as before (score 0)
    • It takes an extra effort to get started at doing something (score 1)
    • I have to push myself very hard to do anything (score 2)
    • I can't do any work at all (score 3)