The BDI-Y contains 20 statements about thoughts, feelings, and behaviors associated with depressive symptomology within the last 2 weeks. Items are rated from 0 (Never) to 3 (Always). Total score is the sum of all 20 items and categorized as: no depression (<=13), mild depression (14 to 19), moderate depression (20 to 28), and severe depression (>=29).
Beck Youth Inventories (BYI). (2012).