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Please assist with a short summary (at least 250 words) of the attached journal article: Psychometric characteristics of the Beck Depression Inventory-II with college students of diverse ethnicity (Carmody, 2005).

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The solution assists in summarizing a journal article on the Beck's Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II).

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1.Major depression is under-diagnosed and under-treated in the general populations of several countries in Asia, Europe, and North America. The authors used this as a backdrop for this study, to determine if the BDI-II was a reliable measure for this diverse group (Carmody, 2005).

Specifically, in the study, Psychometric characteristics of the Beck Depression Inventory-II with college students of diverse ethnicity, Carmody (2005) evaluated the psychometric characteristics of the Beck Depression Inventory _/ Second Edition (BDI-II) with an ethnically diverse sample of college ...

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