Depression

Patient Health Questionnaire (Depression) Self Test

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

Note: These screening questionnaires do not provide a comprehensive clinical assessment or a diagnosis of a mental disorder. If you are concerned about your symptoms, please seek help from your doctor or a mental health professional. You can also access one-on-one clinical care, with up to five free telehealth sessions with a clinical psychologist or psychiatrist through Black Dog Institute’s TEN Clinic.

Instructions:
Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by the following problems?

Not at all

Several days

More than half the days

Nearly every day
Little interest or pleasure in doing things
Feeling down, depressed or hopeless?
Trouble falling asleep, staying asleep, or sleeping too much
Feeling tired or having little energy
Poor appetite or overeating
Feeling bad about yourself - or that you’re a failure or have let yourself or your family down
Trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching television
.Moving or speaking so slowly that other people could have noticed. Or, the opposite - being so fidgety or restless that you have been moving around a lot more than usual?
Thoughts that you would be better off dead or of hurting yourself in some way

 
 

If you have been experiencing depressive symptoms for a prolonged period of time you should consider seeking professional help.

Score:

According to the responses that you have provided, it is likely that you are experiencing:

You can read more about depression here.