Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9): Screening of Depressive Symptoms - Free Test Online
The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) is a brief self-report screening tool to identify depressive symptoms and estimate their severity. The PHQ-9 is widely used in because it is short, practical, and well validated.
Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9): Screening of Depressive Symptoms
About this test
The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) was developed in 2001 by Kroenke, Spitzer, and Williams. It is a brief, 9-item self-report screening tool used to identify depressive symptoms and estimate their severity. The PHQ-9 is widely used in both clinical and general healthcare settings because it is short, practical, and well validated.
Instructions
Rate how often you have been bothered by each problem during the last 2 weeks, then tap Show my results to see your score.
References
Kroenke, K., Spitzer, R. L., & Williams, J. B. W. (2001). The PHQ-9: validity of a brief depression severity measure. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 16(9), 606–613. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11556941/
PHQ Screeners. Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), English form. https://www.phqscreeners.com/images/sites/g/files/g10060481/f/201412/PHQ-9_English.pdf
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) scoring card. https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/sDvjG49sFm7t3f3CnZUuFw
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