Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9)

Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9)

Use this questionnaire to review the frequency of depression feelings.

Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by any of the following problems? Complete this as honestly as possible.

	Not at all	Several days	More than half the days	Nearly every day
1. Little interest or pleasure in doing things.
2. Feeling down, depressed, or hopeless.
3. Trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleeping too much.
4. Feeling tired or having little energy.
5. Poor appetite or overeating.
6. Feeling bad about yourself – or that you are a failure or have let yourself or your family down.
7. Trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching television.
8. Moving or speaking so slowly that other people could have noticed? Or the opposite – being so fidgety or restless that you have been moving around a lot more than usual.
9. Thoughts that you would be better off dead or of hurting yourself in some way.

Total Score
Scores ranging from 0-4 would be considered minimal depression.

Scores ranging from 5-9 would be considered mild depression.

Scores ranging from 10-14 would be considered moderate depression.

Scores ranging from 15-19 would be considered moderately severe depression.

Scores ranging from 20-27 would be considered severe depression.
If you checked off any problems, how difficult have these problems made it for you to do your work, take care of things at home, or get along with other people?

Not difficult at allSomewhat difficultVery difficultExtremely difficult
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Source: Kroenke K, Spitzer RL, Williams JB. The PHQ-9: Validity of a brief depression severity measure. J Gen Intern Med. 2001;16(9):606-613.
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