PHQ-9 English – Child and Family Agency

Date*

Client name*

First Last

Date of Birth*

PHQ-9 Modified for Teens

Instruction:

How often have you been bothered by each of the following symptoms during the past two weeks?

1. Feeling down, depressed, irritable, or hopeless?*

Not at All
Several Days
More than half the days
Nearly Every Day

2. Little interest or pleasure in doing things?*

Not At All
Several Days
More Than Half the Days
Nearly Every Day

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

Not At All
Several Days
More Than Half the Days
Nearly Every Day

4. Poor appetite, weight loss, or overeating?*

Not At All
Several Days
More Than Half the Days
Nearly Every Day

5. Feeling tired, or having little energy?*

Not At All
Several Days
More Than Half the Days
Nearly Every Day

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

Not At All
Several Days
More Than Half the Days
Nearly Every Day

7. Trouble concentrating on things like school work, reading, or watching TV?*

Not At All
Several Days
More Than Half the Days
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 were moving around a lot more than usual?*

Not At All
Several Days
More Than Half the Days
Nearly Every Day

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

Not At All
Several Days
More Than Half the Days
Nearly Every Day

10. In the past year have you felt depressed or sad most days, even if you felt okay sometimes?*

Yes
No

11. If you are experiencing any of the problems on this form, 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

12. Has there been a time in the past month when you have had serious thoughts about ending your life?*

Yes
No

13. Have you ever, in your whole life, tried to kill yourself or made a suicide attempt?*

Yes
No

PHQ-9 Teen Score

Automatically calculated – do not edit

Used with Permission of the GLAD-PC Steering Group: www.GLAD-PC.org Source: Patient Health Questionnaire Modified for Teens (PHQ-9) (Author: Drs. Robert L. Spitzer, Janet B.W. Williams, Kurt Kroenke, and colleagues)