Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS)

Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS) Aaron T Beck and Robert A Steer

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  Age Range: 17 to 80 years


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  Administration: Individual – 10 minutes

The Beck Hopelessness Scale (BHS) helps you measure 3 major aspects of hopelessness:

– Feelings about the future – Loss of motivation – Expectations

It is designed to measure an individual\’s attitudes about their long-term future and consists of 20 true/false items with patients either endorsing a pessimistic statement or denying and optimistic statement. The BHS acts as a powerful predictor of suicidal intent.

Complete kit: Includes manual and 25 record forms