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Patient Health Questionnaire‐9 (PHQ‐9)

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Digital administration of Patient Health Questionnaire‐9 (PHQ‐9) to collect structured patient inputs for validated score calculation and clinical follow-up.

Patient Health Questionnaire‐9 (PHQ‐9)

Clinical intent

The PHQ-9 is a validated, 9-question tool to assess for the degree of depression present in an individual; the last question is not scored, but is useful functionally to help the clinician assess the impact of the patient's symptoms on his or her life.

Calculation

All 9 questions are simply summed to obtain the total score.

Clinical interpretation

ScoreDepression severityComments
0-4Minimal or noneMonitor; may not require treatment
5-9MildUse clinical judgment (symptom duration, functional impairment) to determine necessity of treatment
10-14ModerateUse clinical judgment (symptom duration, functional impairment) to determine necessity of treatment
15-19Moderately severeWarrants active treatment with psychotherapy, medications, or combination
20-27SevereWarrants active treatment with psychotherapy, medications, or combination

References

[1] Kroenke K, Spitzer RL, Williams JB. The PHQ-9: validity of a brief depression severity measure. J Gen Intern Med. 2001 Sep;16(9):606-13. PubMed PMID: 11556941; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC1495268.

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Interactive preview of the questionnaire. Not for clinical use. Responses are not stored.

Patient Health Questionnaire‐9 (PHQ‐9) Questionnaire
Please complete this questionnaire. Your responses help your clinical team assess your symptoms and monitor progress over time.
Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by little interest or pleasure in doing things? 
Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by feeling down, depressed, or hopeless? 
Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleeping too much? 
Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by feeling tired or having little energy? 
Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by poor appetite or overeating? 
Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by feeling bad about yourself or that you are a failure or have let yourself or your family down? 
Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching television? 
Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by 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? 
Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by thoughts that you would be better off dead, or of hurting yourself?