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PHQ-9 Questionnaire

Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by any of the following problems? Not at all Several days More than half the days Nearly every day
1.  Little interest or pleasure in doing things
2.  Feeling down, depressed, or hopeless
3.  Trouble falling or 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 or have let yourself or your family down
7.  Trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching television
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
9.  Thoughts that you would be better off dead, or of hurting yourself in some way




PHQ-9 is adapted from PRIMEMDTODAY, developed by Drs Robert L. Spitzer, Janet B.W. Williams, Kurt Kroenke, and colleagues, with an educational grant from Pfizer Inc. For research information, contact Dr Spitzer at rls8@columbia.edu. Use of the PHQ-9 may only be made in accordance with the Terms of Use available at http://www.pfizer.com. Copyright ©1999 Pfizer Inc. All rights reserved. PRIME MD TODAY is a trademark of Pfizer Inc.


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