Occupational Depression Inventory

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Occupational Depression Inventory

The Occupational Depression Inventory (ODI) is a quick, reliable tool that measures how severe work-related depressive symptoms are and helps give a provisional diagnosis of depressive disorder. It can help researchers find workplaces that may foster depressive conditions and can be used by occupational health professionals to identify workers who need treatment. By looking at ODI results, specialists can also address specific job factors—like heavy workload or bullying—that contribute to depression.

The ODI comes with an algorithm that epidemiologists can use to estimate how common provisional cases of work-related depressive disorder are in a group. Evidence shows burnout scales are very highly correlated with the ODI, suggesting the ODI could replace burnout measures such as the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI).

The ODI was first published in English and French, both with strong psychometric properties. It now has valid versions in many languages, including Spanish, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, Polish, Swedish, and Ukrainian. Validity studies have been conducted in the United States, France, Brazil, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, New Zealand, South Africa, Australia, Sweden, Poland, and Ukraine.