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Did You Know?
PHQ-9 has 88% sensitivity & 88% specificity for major depression—the gold standard screening tool
Why This Assessment Matters
The PHQ-9 is the most widely used depression screening tool endorsed by NICE (UK), the VA, Kaiser Permanente, and NHS. It maps directly to DSM-5 diagnostic criteria and serves triple duty: screening, severity assessment, and treatment monitoring all in one.
✨ Key Benefits
- Takes under 3 minutes — Fast enough for routine clinical use
- Validated globally — Proven reliable in primary care, psychiatry, and specialty populations
- Actionable scores — Clear cutoffs guide treatment decisions (mild: watchful waiting; moderate-severe: intervention)
- Tracks progress — Re-test over time to monitor treatment response
- Crisis detection — Question 9 flags suicide risk for immediate follow-up
🚨 Depression often goes unrecognized in busy clinical settings. The PHQ-9 is used by millions of clinicians worldwide because early detection changes outcomes. Available in 30+ languages and completely free to use—miss this and you might miss the hidden distress affecting your work.
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Patient Health Questionnaire-9
Please answer all questions below.
1. Little interest or pleasure in doing things
2. Feeling down, depressed, or hopeless
3. Trouble falling/staying asleep, or sleeping too much
4. Feeling tired or having little energy
5. Poor appetite or overeating
6. Feeling bad about yourself or that you are a failure
7. Trouble concentrating on things
8. Moving or speaking slowly, or being fidgety/restless
9. Thoughts that you would be better off dead or hurting yourself ⚠️ Crisis indicator
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