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PHQ-9 – questionnaire in English

PHQ-9 is a questionnaire used in healthcare to assess depressive symptoms over the past two weeks. Here you can fill it in and see how the total score is calculated. The questionnaire does not tell you whether you have an illness. Your answers are not saved and stay in your browser.

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Questions in the PHQ-9 questionnaire

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

Question 1 of 9:Little interest or pleasure in doing things
Question 2 of 9:Feeling down, depressed, or hopeless
Question 3 of 9:Trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleeping too much
Question 4 of 9:Feeling tired or having little energy
Question 5 of 9:Poor appetite or overeating
Question 6 of 9:Feeling bad about yourself — or that you are a failure or have let yourself or your family down
Question 7 of 9:Trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching television
Question 8 of 9: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
Question 9 of 9:Thoughts that you would be better off dead or of hurting yourself in some way
Question 10If 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? (optional)

9 questions left to answer.

Your total score is calculated in your browser and your answers are never saved.

Questionnaire: PHQ-9, US English version. Source: PHQ-9

What is the PHQ-9 questionnaire?

PHQ-9 is a nine-question measure of depressive symptom severity. The questions cover the past two weeks. The PHQ measures were developed by Robert L. Spitzer, Janet B.W. Williams, Kurt Kroenke and colleagues.

How the questionnaire is scored

Each answer is scored from 0 to 3. The nine scores are added to give a total score from 0 to 27. The additional question about difficulties in daily life is not included in the total score.

How it is used

The instruction manual describes PHQ-9 as a measure of symptom severity and change over time. A clinical assessment is needed to determine whether a disorder is present. This site only shows the total score and the published reference levels.

Your answers

Your total score is calculated in your browser. Your answers are not sent to us or saved.

Reviewed by Maria Hallberg Äijä, licensed psychotherapist.