PHQ-9: depression severity

Nine DSM-based items over the last two weeks. Public domain. Item 9 (thoughts of death) is a safety question, whatever the total.

What you enter

• 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: Not at all / Several days / More than half the days / Nearly every day
• 7. Trouble concentrating on things: Not at all / Several days / More than half the days / Nearly every day
• 8. Moving or speaking slowly, or being fidgety or restless: 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: Not at all / Several days / More than half the days / Nearly every day