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PHQ-9 QUESTIONAIRE

How to Complete the PHQ-9

  1. Read Each Question Carefully
    The form includes 9 questions about your mood, energy, sleep, appetite, and other areas of emotional well-being.

  2. Select the Response That Best Describes Your Experience
    For each question, choose one of the following options based on how often you’ve experienced the issue during the past two weeks:

    • Not at all (0): You haven’t experienced this issue at all.

    • Several days (1): You’ve experienced it on a few days.

    • More than half the days (2): It has occurred more often than not.

    • Nearly every day (3): It’s been a frequent or daily occurrence.

  3. Be Honest and Accurate
    There are no right or wrong answers. The purpose is to reflect your genuine feelings and experiences so that your provider can better understand your needs.

  4. Complete All Questions
    Try to answer every question, even if some feel less relevant. Each response provides valuable insight.

Q1: Little interest or pleasure in doing things?
0 Not at all
1 Several days
2 More than half the days
3 Nearly every day
Q2: Feeling down, depressed, or hopeless?
0 Not at all
1 Several Days
2 More than half the days
3 Nearly every day
Q3: Trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleeping too much?
0 Not at all
1 Several Days
2 More than half the days
3 Nearly every day
Q4: Feeling tired or having little energy?
0 Not at all
1 Several Days
2 More than half the days
3 Nearly every day
Q5: Poor appetite or overeating?
0 Not at all
1 Several Days
2 More than half the days
3 Nearly every day
Q6: Feeling bad about yourself—or that you are a failure or have let yourself or your family down?
0 Not at all
1 Several Days
2 More than half the days
3 Nearly every day
Q7: Trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching television?
0 Not at all
1 Several Days
2 More than half the days
3 Nearly every day
Q8: Moving or speaking so slowly that other people could have noticed? Or the opposite—being so fidgety or restless that you have been moving a lot more than usual?
0 Not at all
1 Several Days
2 More than half the days
3 Nearly every day
Q9: Thoughts that you would be better off dead or of hurting yourself in some way?
0 Not at all
1 Several Days
2 More than half the days
3 Nearly every day
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