USE OF THE BECK ANXIETY INVENTORY WITH ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRIC OUTPATIENTS

The Beck Anxiety Inventory was administered to 105 outpatients between 13 and 17 years old who were diagnosed with various types of psychiat ric disorders. A principal factor analysis was performed, and two fact ors were found representing subjective and somatic symptoms of anxiety . The item compositions of these factors were comparable to those prev iously described for adolescent inpatients. The results are discussed as supporting the use of the inventory for evaluating self-reported an xiety in outpatient adolescents.