Depression
Depression Self-Test
The modern clinical standard for depression screening. 9 questions, about 3 minutes.
9
Questions
~3
Minutes
Free
Always
What this measures
The PHQ-9 is used across primary care, psychiatry, and global health to screen for depression and gauge severity. It's a screening tool, not a diagnosis. The final item asks about thoughts of self-harm - please answer honestly; it's there to help.
Before you start
- · Find a quiet few minutes - answer honestly, not how you wish you felt.
- · There are no right or wrong answers. Pick what feels closest.
- · This is a screening tool, not a diagnosis.
- · If anything brings up something heavy, support is at the end.
Kroenke K, Spitzer RL, Williams JBW. The PHQ-9: validity of a brief depression severity measure. J Gen Intern Med. 2001;16(9):606-613.