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Self-test for depression

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Patient questionnaire (PHQ-9)

Depression self-test

2025 07 09

In the so-called PHQ-9 test, you are shown 9 statements for a question, which you can rate simply by clicking on them. The question appears right here after the start.

How often have you felt affected by these complaints in the last 2 weeks?

Evaluate the 9 short statements of the so-called PHQ-9 test for an initial assessment of your symptoms.

Little interest or pleasure in doing things
Feeling down, depressed, or hopeless
Trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleeping too much
Feeling tired or having little energy
Poor appetite or overeating
Feeling bad about yourself – or that you are a failure or have let yourself or your family down
Trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching television
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
Thoughts that you would be better off dead, or of hurting yourself

Self-test for depression

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