Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (Phq-9)

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PATIENT HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE-9 (PHQ-9)
The PHQ-9* is intended to help you begin to explore whether the feelings, thoughts, or behaviors you may be
experiencing could be depression. It is not intended to take the place of an evaluation by a trained medical
professional. You might want to share your results with your health care professional.
Over the last two weeks, how often have you been bothered by any of the following problems? For each
row, circle the number that indicates your answer. Then, total your score and use the information on the
next page to interpret your score.
Not
Several
More than
Nearly
at all
days
half the days
every day
1. Little interest or pleasure in doing things
0
1
2
3
2. Feeling down, depressed, or hopeless
0
1
2
3
3. Trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleeping
0
1
2
3
too much
4. Feeling tired or having little energy
0
1
2
3
5. Poor appetite or overeating
0
1
2
3
6. Feeling bad about yourself—or that you are a
0
1
2
3
failure or have let yourself or your family down
7. Trouble concentrating on things, such as
0
1
2
3
reading the newspaper or watching television
8. Moving or speaking so slowly that other people
have noticed. Or the opposite—being so
0
1
2
3
fidgety or restless that you have been moving
around a lot more than usual
9. Thoughts that you would be better off dead or
0
1
2
3
of hurting yourself in some way
Add columns:
+
+
TOTAL =
_______________________________
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? Put an “X” in the column that indicates your
answer.
Not difficult at all
Somewhat difficult
Very difficult
Extremely difficult
* Developed by Drs. Robert L. Spitzer, Janet B. W. Williams, Kurt Kroenke, and colleagues, with an educational grant
from Pfizer Inc. No permission required to reproduce, translate, display, or distribute. Accessed from the Patient
Health Questionnaire (PHQ) Screeners website
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9> on December 29, 2014.
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