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Instrument: Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9)

Description:

The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ) is a self-administered version of the PRIME-MD tool for common mental health disorders administered by health care professionals. This examination addresses 12 different mental health disorders.

The PHQ-9 is a diagnostic tool that is specific to depression. The PHQ contains modules on 12 different mental health disorders including mood, anxiety, and some of the sleep disorder modules. This tool assesses the 15 most common physical symptoms in primary care. A shorter, alternative version of the PHQ, called the Brief PHQ, assesses depression, anxiety, psychological stressors, and women's reproductive health. This scale simply scores each of the 9 Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) criteria based on the mood module from the original PRIME-MD.

Developed by Drs. R.L. Spitzer, J.B.W. Williams, K. Kroenke and colleagues, with an educational grant from Pfizer, Inc. No permission required to reproduce, translate, display or distribute.

Instrument Usage:

Clinical Research

References:

Lowe B, et al. Monitoring depression-treatment outcomes with the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9). Med Care, 42, 1194-1201, 2004.

Sample Form:

Attachment	Size
PatientHealthQuestionnaire-9_2014Mar19.pdf	36.81 KB

Module	Module ID
Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9)	4147806

Associated Module

1. Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9)

Module #1 - Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9)

1. Little interest or pleasure in doing things

0 (Not at all)

1 (Several days)

2 (More than 1/2 the days)

3 (Nearly every day)

2. Feeling down, depressed, or hopeless

0 (Not at all)

1 (Several days)

2 (More than 1/2 the days)

3 (Nearly every day)

3. Trouble falling/staying asleep or sleeping too much

0 (Not at all)

1 (Several days)

2 (More than 1/2 the days)

3 (Nearly every day)

4. Feeling tired or having little energy

0 (Not at all)

1 (Several days)

2 (More than 1/2 the days)

3 (Nearly every day)

5. Poor appetite or overeating

0 (Not at all)

1 (Several days)

2 (More than 1/2 the days)

3 (Nearly every day)

6. Feeling bad about yourself - or that you are a failure or have let yourself or your family down

0 (Not at all)

1 (Several days)

2 (More than 1/2 the days)

3 (Nearly every day)

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

0 (Not at all)

1 (Several days)

2 (More than 1/2 the days)

3 (Nearly every day)

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

0 (Not at all)

1 (Several days)

2 (More than 1/2 the days)

3 (Nearly every day)

9. Thoughts that you would be better off dead or of hurting yourself in someway

0 (Not at all)

1 (Several days)

2 (More than 1/2 the days)

3 (Nearly every day)

10. Total Score

11. If you checked off any problems, how difficult have these problems made it for you to do your work, take care of things at home, or get along with other people?

Not difficult at all (Not difficult at all)

Somewhat difficult (Somewhat difficult)

Very difficult (Very Difficult)

Extremely difficult (Extremely Difficult)