London City Therapy Clinic

The PHQ-9 is a multipurpose instrument for screening and monitoring the severity of depressive symptoms. It incorporates the DSM-IV depression diagnostic criteria with other leading major depressive symptoms into a brief self-report tool.

It is scored out of 27, and can give you an idea of whether psychotherapy may be appropriate for you at this stage.

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

Little interest or pleasure in doing things?

Feeling down, depressed, or hopeless?

Trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleeping too much?

Feeling tired or having little energy?

Poor appetite or overeating?

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

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

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?

Thoughts that you would be better off dead, or of hurting yourself in some way?

Please note that this questionaire is designed to be used with input from a healthcare professional, so the results you have received here are only suggestive and do not constitute a diagnosis. Please contact your GP if you are concerned about your safety or immediate wellbeing.

The Patient Health Questionaire (PHQ-9)