Cleared Mind self-checks / Mood check (PHQ-9)

Mood check (PHQ-9)

Nine questions about how you have felt over the last two weeks. About 3 minutes. No sign-up; your answers are not stored.

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

1. Little interest or pleasure in doing things

Not at allSeveral daysMore than half the daysNearly every day

2. Feeling down, depressed, or hopeless

Not at allSeveral daysMore than half the daysNearly every day

3. Trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleeping too much

Not at allSeveral daysMore than half the daysNearly every day

4. Feeling tired or having little energy

Not at allSeveral daysMore than half the daysNearly every day

5. Poor appetite or overeating

Not at allSeveral daysMore than half the daysNearly every day

6. Feeling bad about yourself, or that you are a failure or have let yourself or your family down

Not at allSeveral daysMore than half the daysNearly every day

7. Trouble concentrating on things, such as reading or watching television

Not at allSeveral daysMore than half the daysNearly every day

8. Moving or speaking so slowly that other people could have noticed, or being so fidgety or restless that you have been moving around a lot more than usual

Not at allSeveral daysMore than half the daysNearly every day

9. Thoughts that you would be better off dead, or of hurting yourself in some way

Not at allSeveral daysMore than half the daysNearly every day

Anything else you want to tell us? (optional)

Source: Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (Kroenke, Spitzer & Williams), free to use.

This information is for general health awareness only and is not medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always consult a registered healthcare practitioner; in an emergency call 10177 (ambulance) or 112 from a mobile phone, or the SADAG Suicide Crisis Helpline on 0800 567 567.