Depression (Personal Health Questionnaire PHQ-9) Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by the following problems? 1. Over the last 2 weeks have you been bothered by little interest or pleasure in doing things?Not at allSeveral daysOver half the daysNearly every day2. Over the last 2 weeks have you been bothered by feeling down, depressed, or hopeless?Not at allSeveral daysOver half the daysNearly every day3. Over the last 2 weeks have you been bothered by trouble falling asleep, or staying asleep, or sleeping too much?Not at allSeveral daysOver half the daysNearly every day4. Over the last 2 weeks have you been bothered by feeling tired or having little energy?Not at allSeveral daysOver half the daysNearly every day5. Over the last 2 weeks have you been bothered by poor appetite or overeating?Not at allSeveral daysOver half the daysNearly every day6. Over the last 2 weeks have you been bothered by feeling bad about yourself - or that you are a failure, or have let yourself or your family down?Not at allSeveral daysOver half the daysNearly every day7. Over the last 2 weeks have you been bothered by trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching television?Not at allSeveral daysOver half the daysNearly every day8. Over the last 2 weeks have you been bothered by 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 more than usual?Not at allSeveral daysOver half the daysNearly every day9. Over the last 2 weeks have you been bothered by thoughts that you would be better off dead or of hurting yourself in some way?Not at allSeveral daysOver half the daysNearly every dayDate Date Format: MM slash DD slash YYYY My Score:OtherOther indicators of being over stressed or approaching burnout for me are: Score of 0-4: Patient not likely depressed, re-screen if affect changes. Communicate results to the team and to any referral sites. Score of 5-9: Watchful waiting - patient to be closely monitored and re-screened if needed. Communicate results to the team and any referral sites. Score of 9 or more: Patient has screened positive and requires further assessment by a certified professional for diagnosis and treatment. Notify attending, consider consulting psychiatry or psychology. Communicate results to the team and any referral sites. Warning!A score above 10 you may be a candidate. More informationPlease "take a knee" if you feel you might need to!Source: https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/frm-19825.pdf PHQ-9 is adapted from PRIME MD TODAY, Copyright© 1999 Pfizer Inc. All rights Reserved. Developed by Drs. Robert L. Spitzer, Janet B.W. Williams, Kurt Kroenke and colleagues, with an educational grant from Pfizer Inc. No permission required to reproduce, translate, display or distribute. http://phqscreeners.com/pdfs/02_PHQ-9/English.pdf CommentsThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
