Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ)

The following is the actual questionnaire:

Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by any of the following problems?

PHQ Question 1: Little interest or pleasure in doing things.

Possible answers:

a. Not at all
b. Several days
c. More than half the days
d. Nearly every day

PHQ Question 2: Feeling down, depressed, or hopeless.

Possible answers:

a. Not at all
b. Several days
c. More than half the days
d. Nearly every day

PHQ Question 3: Trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleeping too much.

Possible answers:

a. Not at all
b. Several days
c. More than half the days
d. Nearly every day

PHQ Question 4: Feeling tired or having little energy.

Possible answers:

a. Not at all
b. Several days
c. More than half the days
d. Nearly every day

PHQ Question 5: Poor appetite or overeating.

Possible answers:

a. Not at all
b. Several days
c. More than half the days
d. Nearly every day

PHQ Question 6: Feeling bad about yourself – or that you are a failure or have let yourself or your family down.

Possible answers:

a. Not at all
b. Several days
c. More than half the days
d. Nearly every day

PHQ Question 7: Trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching television.

Possible answers:

a. Not at all
b. Several days
c. More than half the days
d. Nearly every day

PHQ Question 8: 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.

Possible answers:

a. Not at all
b. Several days
c. More than half the days
d. Nearly every day

PHQ Question 9: Thoughts that you would be better off dead or of hurting yourself in some way.

Possible answers:

a. Not at all
b. Several days
c. More than half the days
d. Nearly every day