PHQ-2 and PHQ-9 screening questionnaires for depression6,67
| PHQ-2 | In the past month, have you been bothered a lot by: |
| 1. Little interest or pleasure in doing thingsƒ | |
| 2. Feeling down, depressed, or hopelessƒ | |
| PHQ-9 | Over the past 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by any of the following problems (not at all, for several days, for more than half the days, or nearly every day)ƒ |
| 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 noticedƒ 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 hurting yourself in some way |