Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9)
Depression Screening Assessment
Instructions: Over the last two weeks, how often have you been bothered by any of the following problems? Mark the box that best applies to you for each question below.
Little interest or pleasure in doing things
Feeling down, depressed, or hopeless
Trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleeping too much
Feeling tired or having little energy
Poor appetite or overeating
Feeling bad about yourself—or that you are a failure or have let yourself or your family down
Trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching television
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
Thoughts that you would be better off dead, or thoughts of hurting yourself in some way