Beck Hopelessness Scale® (BHS®)

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

• Feelings about the future
• Loss of motivation
• Expectations.

BENEFITS

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 an optimistic statement. The BHS acts as a powerful predictor of suicidal intent.

Reliability Information:
Average reliability coefficient: .92
Test-retest reliability: .69