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PHQ-9 — Depression Screening (sample)

Sample test included with PTest. It is created as a draft so nothing is published on your site until you choose to. Edit or delete it freely.

The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) is a nine-item measure of depressive symptom severity. 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.

Note: item 9 asks about thoughts of self-harm. If you publish this test, make sure an appropriate support pathway is in place.

Screening questionnaires do not diagnose. Results are meant to be interpreted by a qualified professional.

1. Little interest or pleasure in doing things
Little interest or pleasure in doing things
Not at all
Several days
More than half the days
Nearly every day
2. Feeling down, depressed, or hopeless
Feeling down, depressed, or hopeless
Not at all
Several days
More than half the days
Nearly every day
3. Trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleeping too much
Trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleeping too much
Not at all
Several days
More than half the days
Nearly every day
4. Feeling tired or having little energy
Feeling tired or having little energy
Not at all
Several days
More than half the days
Nearly every day
5. Poor appetite or overeating
Poor appetite or overeating
Not at all
Several days
More than half the days
Nearly every day
6. Feeling bad about yourself — or that you are a failure or have let yourself or your family down
Feeling bad about yourself — or that you are a failure or have let yourself or your family down
Not at all
Several days
More than half the days
Nearly every day
7. Trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching television
Trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching television
Not at all
Several days
More than half the days
Nearly every day
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
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
Not at all
Several days
More than half the days
Nearly every day
9. Thoughts that you would be better off dead or of hurting yourself in some way
Thoughts that you would be better off dead or of hurting yourself in some way
Not at all
Several days
More than half the days
Nearly every day

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Demo data is fictional and is deleted hourly. Screening questionnaires do not diagnose; results are meant to be interpreted by a qualified professional.