MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT
PHY – 9 – DEPRESSION ASSESSMENT
The PHQ – 9 is intended to help clinicians identify and screen for the presence and severity of depression. The measure may be used to track changes in the individual’s symptom presentation over time.
The results of the PHQ-9 may be used to make a depression diagnosis according to DSM-IV criteria and takes less than 3 minutes to complete.
The total of all 9 responses from the PHQ-9 aims to predict the presence and severity of depression
Each item inquires about how much (or how often) the you have been bothered by the specific symptom during the past 2 weeks.
OVER THE LAST TWO WEEKS, HOW OFTEN HAVE YOU BEEN BOTHERED BY THE SPECIFIC SYMPTOM?
Please note, all fields are required for this screen.
Many people experience the symptoms or characteristics on these assessments at various points in time. Having some symptoms or characteristics does not necessarily mean you have a disorder. For these symptoms to be considered a psychological disorder, they must cause significant impairment in functioning.
This is another reason why evaluation by a health professional is essential and these assessments are just a first step
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