Free test · PHQ-2
Two questions show whether low mood or loss of interest has been bothering you over the last two weeks. It is a quick screen, not a diagnosis: a high score is a reason to take the full PHQ-9 and talk to a professional.
Other versions of this test: PHQ-9 (9 questions) · PHQ-4 (4 questions)
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The PHQ-2 is the first two questions of the PHQ-9: feeling down and little interest or pleasure in doing things. Each answer scores 0 to 3, for a total of 0 to 6. A total of 3 or more is the usual cutoff for a positive screen (Kroenke, Spitzer and Williams, 2003).
A two-question screen only shows whether it is worth looking closer. It cannot tell depression from a bad stretch. A doctor or therapist makes a diagnosis after a conversation.
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The PHQ-2 takes under a minute and only decides whether to look further. With 3 points or more, or if you want a fuller picture, take the nine-question version: Depression test
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Source: PHQ-2: Kroenke K., Spitzer R. L., Williams J. B. W., 2003, The Patient Health Questionnaire-2: validity of a two-item depression screener, Medical Care 41(11), 1284-1292, DOI 10.1097/01.MLR.0000093487.78664.3C. Text: the first two items of the official PHQ-9 translation (Pfizer, phqscreeners.com).
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