Depression Test Questionnaire (PHQ-9)

If you have been advised by the surgery to submit a Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) please use this form.

Talk Wandsworth

They provide free confidential help for problems such as stress, worry and low mood. They offer talking therapies for people over the age of 18. You can refer yourself or you can be referred by a healthcare professional such as your GP:

Website: www.talkwandsworth.nhs.uk

Depression Test Questionnaire

Depression Test Questionnaire

Review

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

Little interest or pleasure in doing things: *
Feeling down, depressed, or hopeless: *
Trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleeping too much: *
Feeling tired or having little energy: *
Poor appetite or overeating: *
Feeling bad about yourself — or that you are 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: *
Please answer the following questions using the following scale: 0 - never avoid it, 2- slightly avoid it, 4 - definitely avoid it, 6 - markedly avoid it, 8 - always avoid it
Social situations due to a fear of being embarrassed or making a fool of myself *
Certain situations because of a fear of having a panic attack or other distressing symptoms (such as loss of bladder control, vomiting or dizziness) *
Certain situations because of a fear of particular objects or activities (such as animals, heights, seeing blood, being in confined spaces, driving or flying) *
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