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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.