PHQ-9 Depression Screening

Summary

Answer 9 PHQ questions about the past two weeks and get an instant depression severity score with clinical guidance.

How it works

1. Select how often each of the 9 symptoms has bothered you over the past two weeks.
2. Scores are assigned: Not at all = 0, Several days = 1, More than half the days = 2, Nearly every day = 3.
3. Your total score (0–27) updates automatically as you answer each item.
4. The score maps to a severity category: minimal (0–4), mild (5–9), moderate (10–14), moderately severe (15–19), or severe (20–27).
5. A suggested clinical action and per-item breakdown are shown alongside the result.
6. Share or print the results panel to bring to a healthcare appointment.

Use cases

• Prepare for a primary-care or psychiatry visit by quantifying symptoms.
• Track depression severity month-to-month during or after treatment.
• Clinicians use it to screen patients and monitor treatment response.
• Employee wellness programs offering confidential mental health check-ins.
• Research studies requiring a standardized depression measure.
• Screen for depression after a major life event or medical diagnosis.
• Evaluate whether symptoms have worsened since a last assessment.
• Use alongside the GAD-7 for a combined depression and anxiety screen.

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