PHQ-9 — Patient Health Questionnaire
Depression
Nine questions about how you have been feeling. Widely used in medical clinics, and validated in people with physical illness.
0 of 9 answered
Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by…
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 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 much more than usual
9.Thoughts that you would be better off dead, or of hurting yourself in some way
PHQ-9 developed by Drs Spitzer, Williams and Kroenke with an educational grant from Pfizer. No permission is required to reproduce, translate or display it.