Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ9)

Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by any of the following problems? (Use “✔” to indicate your answer)	Not at all	Several days	More than half the days	Nearly everyday
1. Little interest or pleasure in doing things	0	1	2	3
2. Feeling down, depressed, or hopeless	0	1	2	3
3. Trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleeping too much	0	1	2	3
4. Feeling tired or having little energy	0	1	2	3
5. Poor appetite or overeating	0	1	2	3
6. Feeling bad about yourself — or that you are a failure or have let yourself or your family down	0	1	2	3
7. Trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching television	0	1	2	3
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	0	1	2	3
9. Thoughts that you would be better off dead or of hurting yourself in some way	0	1	2	3
FOR OFFICE CODING	Add Columns =Total Score:
If you checked off any problems, how difficult have these 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

PHQ-9 Score	Depression Severity
0-4	None-minimal
5-9	Mild
10-14	Moderate
15-19	Moderately Severe
20-27	Severe

If you have any questions or concerns about the results of this self assessment test, one of your options is to call the County of Santa Clara Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for further assessment and/or referral. EAP offers up to five free, confidential, and professional short-term counseling appointments per calendar year to County employees and their eligible family members.