patient health questionniare 2 (PHQ2)

Indications

• screening for depression in all adults without a diagnosis of mental health disorder or signs/symptoms of depression or suicide risk Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by any of the following problems?

Select & score each of the 2 items from the following:

0 = Not at all

1 = Several days

2 = More than half the days

3 = Nearly every day

• Little interest or pleasure in doing things
• Feeling down, depressed, or hopeless

A score of 3 or greater on a subscale warrants further evaluation.

More general terms

• patient health questionniare (PHQ)

Additional terms

• anxiety
• depression