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PHQ-9 · Depression self-check

Patient Health Questionnaire–9. This takes about 3 minutes and scores automatically in your browser.

This is a self-check, not a diagnosis. A registered psychologist or doctor is needed to make a clinical diagnosis. Your responses are not stored unless you opt in.

1. 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

Not at all Several days More than half the days Nearly every day

3. 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

Not at all Several days More than half the days Nearly every day

5. 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

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

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

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

Not at all Several days More than half the days Nearly every day

Urgent help

How scores are grouped

minimal: 0–4
mild: 5–9
moderate: 10–14
mod-severe: 15–19
severe: 20–27

Reference

Kroenke K, Spitzer RL, Williams JBW. The PHQ-9: Validity of a brief depression severity measure. J Gen Intern Med. 2001 Sep;16(9):606–13. doi:10.1046/j.1525-1497.2001.016009606.x