Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) | Iowa Department of Public Health

Am I at Risk?

Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) may help answer whether you are at risk for suicide.

This free and confidential self-test is meant to assist you in a self-evaluation for depression and suicide ideation. It is important to note that this self-test is not a diagnosis and DOES NOT replace a face-to-face evaluation with a trained mental health professional.

All information is kept strictly confidential. Your answers may be analyzed statistically for program evaluation and research.

After completing the PHQ-9, you will have an option to email your results to yourself. If you choose to do this, an email with a one-time use link will be sent to the email address you provide. When you follow this one-time link, you can save a PDF copy of the self-assessment to your device.

* indicates a required question so that an appropriate score may be calculated

Over the past 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by any of the following problems? *

	Not at all	Several Days	More than half the days	Nearly every day
1) Little interest or pleasure in doing things *	1) Little interest or pleasure in doing things - Not at all	1) Little interest or pleasure in doing things - Several Days	1) Little interest or pleasure in doing things - More than half the days	1) Little interest or pleasure in doing things - Nearly every day
2) Feeling down, depressed, or hopeless *	2) Feeling down, depressed, or hopeless - Not at all	2) Feeling down, depressed, or hopeless - Several Days	2) Feeling down, depressed, or hopeless - More than half the days	2) Feeling down, depressed, or hopeless - Nearly every day
3) Trouble falling asleep, staying asleep, or sleeping too much *	3) Trouble falling asleep, staying asleep, or sleeping too much - Not at all	3) Trouble falling asleep, staying asleep, or sleeping too much - Several Days	3) Trouble falling asleep, staying asleep, or sleeping too much - More than half the days	3) Trouble falling asleep, staying asleep, or sleeping too much - Nearly every day
4) Feeling tired or having little energy *	4) Feeling tired or having little energy - Not at all	4) Feeling tired or having little energy - Several Days	4) Feeling tired or having little energy - More than half the days	4) Feeling tired or having little energy - Nearly every day
5) Poor appetite or overeating *	5) Poor appetite or overeating - Not at all	5) Poor appetite or overeating - Several Days	5) Poor appetite or overeating - More than half the days	5) Poor appetite or overeating - Nearly every day
6) Feeling bad about yourself - or that you're a failure or have let yourself or your family down *	6) Feeling bad about yourself - or that you're a failure or have let yourself or your family down - Not at all	6) Feeling bad about yourself - or that you're a failure or have let yourself or your family down - Several Days	6) Feeling bad about yourself - or that you're a failure or have let yourself or your family down - More than half the days	6) Feeling bad about yourself - or that you're a failure or have let yourself or your family down - Nearly every day
7) Trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching television *	7) Trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching television - Not at all	7) Trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching television - Several Days	7) Trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching television - More than half the days	7) Trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching television - Nearly every day
8) 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 *	8) 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 - Not at all	8) 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 - Several Days	8) 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 - More than half the days	8) 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 - Nearly every day
9) Thoughts that you would be better off dead or hurting yourself in some way *	9) Thoughts that you would be better off dead or hurting yourself in some way - Not at all	9) Thoughts that you would be better off dead or hurting yourself in some way - Several Days	9) Thoughts that you would be better off dead or hurting yourself in some way - More than half the days	9) Thoughts that you would be better off dead or hurting yourself in some way - Nearly every day

If you checked any problems, how difficult have those problems made it for you to do your work, take care of things at home, or get along with other people? *

Not difficult at all

Somewhat difficult

Very difficult

Extremely difficult

Developed by Drs. Robert L. Spitzer, Janet B.W. Williams, Kurt Kroenke and colleagues, with an educational grant from Pfizer Inc. No permission required to reproduce, translate, display or distribute.

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