Manual for the Benzodiazepine Dependence Questionnaire (BDEPQ)

DEVELOPMENT 23
Table 7: The results of steps taken to reduce the number of items in the BDEPQ
Item Step
7 8 9
1. In the last month, have you felt that you would not sleep - 0.303
at all if you did not have a sleeping pill?
2. In the last month, have you taken another sedative or
tranquilliser as soon as the e ects of the previous one - 0.590 -
began to wear o ?
3. Have you taken sedatives, tranquillisers or sleeping pills - 0.521 -
in the last month because you like theway theymakeyou feel?
4a. Have tranquillisers, sedatives or sleeping pills caused x
you to feel sad, low, or depressed?
4b. How strong have these feelings been? x
5. In the last month, have you felt that you cannot face - 0.627 -
anything out of the ordinary without a sedative or tranquilliser?
6. Have you been involved in accidents of any type (for
example cutting yourself or falling over) because you were x
a ected by sedatives, tranquillisers or sleeping pills?
7a. Have you had trouble with your memory because you x
took tranquillisers, sedatives or sleeping pills?
7b. How severe have your memory problems been? x
(Continued)
Notes: `x' indicates that the item was excluded in steps 7 or 9, and `-' indicates
that the item was included. Numbers in the table represent item-total
correlations.