The PHQ-9 (Patient Health Questionnaire-9) objectifies and assesses degree of depression severity via questionnaire.

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Moderate to Severe Depression: When to Seek Professional Help (PHQ-9 Scores 10-27) A score of 10 or higher suggests that depressive symptoms are likely causing real distress and impacting your …

Jul 25, 2025 · How Does the PHQ-9 Work? The PHQ-9 is a simple, research-backed questionnaire that can help you better understand what you’re feeling and whether it might be linked to depression.

A depression diagnosis that warrants treatment or treatment change, needs at least one of the first two questions endorsed as positive (little pleasure, feeling depressed) indicating the symptom has been …

The PHQ-9 measures depression severity, ideal for individuals monitoring mental health. Useful for tracking changes - included with HiBoop

Oct 4, 2005 · Patient completes PHQ-9 Quick Depression Assessment. If there are at least 4 3s in the shaded section (including Questions #1 and #2), consider a depressive disorder. Add score to …

Note: Depression should not be diagnosed or excluded solely on the basis of a PHQ-9 score. A PHQ-9 score ≥ 10 has a sensitivity of 88% and a specificity of 88% for major depression.1 Since the …

The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) is an easy-to-use patient questionnaire for screening, diagnosing, monitoring and measuring the severity of depression.

Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) Share The PHQ-9 is a multipurpose instrument for screening, diagnosing, monitoring and measuring the severity of depression.