PHQ-9 (Patient Health Questionnaire-9)
Neurology & Psychiatry specialty tool
Bedside Tool Interface Configuration
Fully interactive Patient Health Questionnaire-9 to screen, diagnose, and monitor depression severity.
Algorithm Checklist Parameters:
- 1. Little interest or pleasure in doing things
- 2. Feeling down, depressed, or hopeless
- 3. Trouble falling/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)
- 7. Trouble concentrating on things (such as reading)
- 8. Moving/speaking slowly, or being hyperactive/fidgety
- 9. Thoughts that you would be better off dead or of hurting yourself
Primary Clinical Application:
Gold standard for screening major depressive disorder and auditing treatment response.