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PHQ-9

Patient Health Questionnaire -- Depression Screener

These are the nine questions that make up the PHQ-9 -- one of the most widely used depression screeners in clinical practice. Answer for the past two weeks. Your gut is usually right.

Over the last two weeks, how often have you been bothered by any of the following problems?

Question 1 of 9Little interest or pleasure in doing things
Question 2 of 9Feeling down, depressed, or hopeless
Question 3 of 9Trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleeping too much
Question 4 of 9Feeling tired or having little energy
Question 5 of 9Poor appetite or overeating
Question 6 of 9Feeling bad about yourself -- or that you are a failure or have let yourself or your family down
Question 7 of 9Trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching television
Question 8 of 9Moving or speaking so slowly that other people could have noticed -- or the opposite, being so fidgety or restless that you have moved around a lot more than usual
Question 9 of 9Thoughts that you would be better off dead, or of hurting yourself in some way

Answer all 9 questions to continue

0 out of 27

If you are in crisis or need to talk to someone right now: call or text 988 (Suicide Crisis Helpline, available across Canada, 24 hours a day). You do not need to be in immediate danger to call.
What you can do with this
Bring it in Tell your doctor or therapist the number. "I did the PHQ-9 and scored [X]" gets the conversation started faster.
Share it Show it to someone you trust. Sometimes having words for it is the first step.
Keep it You do not have to do anything with it right now. Sometimes just having a number for what you have been carrying is enough.
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