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The document contains two standardized questionnaires, the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7), designed to assess symptoms of depression and anxiety respectively over the past two weeks. Each questionnaire includes a series of questions where patients indicate the frequency of their experiences related to various mental health issues, allowing for a total score calculation to gauge severity. Developed by Drs. Spitzer, Williams, and Kroenke with support from Pfizer Inc., these tools are intended for use in clinical settings without the need for permission to reproduce.

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Click ‘Get Form’ to open the PATIENT HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE-9 in the editor.
Begin by entering your name and the date at the top of the form. This personal information is essential for tracking your responses.
For each of the nine questions, indicate how often you have experienced the listed problems over the last two weeks by selecting a checkbox (✔) corresponding to your answer: Not at all, Several days, More than half the days, or Nearly every day.
After answering all questions, calculate your total score by adding up the values assigned to each response. This will help assess your mental health status.
Finally, reflect on how these issues have affected your daily life by selecting an option regarding difficulty in work and personal relationships.

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What does a 9 score mean on the patient health questionnaire?

Scores less than 5 almost always signified the absence of a depressive disorder; scores of 5 to 9 predominantly represented patients with either no depression or subthreshold (i.e., other) depression; scores of 10 to 14 represented a spectrum of patients; and scores of 15 or greater usually indicated major depression.

How accurate is patient health questionnaire 9?

Sensitivity at this point was 72.4% (95% C. I 62.880.7) and specificity of 76.3% (95%CI 68.782.5). The PHQ-9 demonstrated very good accuracy with an area under the ROC (AUC) of 0.808 (95% C. I 0.7550.854) as depicted in Fig.

What is the difference between PHQ-2 and 9?

The PHQ-2 includes the first two items of the PHQ-9. The purpose of the PHQ-2 is to screen for depression in a first-step approach. Patients who screen positive should be further evaluated with the PHQ-9 to determine whether they meet criteria for a depressive disorder.

What does a PHQ-9 score of 24 mean?

Data from our 2 studies totaling 6,000 patients provide strong evidence for the validity of the PHQ-9 as a brief measure of depression severity. Criterion validity was demonstrated in the sample of 580 primary care patients who underwent an independent reinterview by a mental health professional.

What is the PHQ-9 assessment for?

ShareThe PHQ-9 is a multipurpose instrument for screening, diagnosing, monitoring and measuring the severity of depression.

What is the PH 9 assessment?

The PHQ-9 is the depression module, which scores each of the nine DSM-IV criteria as 0 (not at all) to 3 (nearly every day). It has been validated for use in primary care. It is not a screening tool for depression but it is used to monitor the severity of depression and response to treatment.

What is the difference between the PHQ-9 and the PHQ-2?

Guide for Interpreting PHQ-9 Scores 15 - 19 Moderately severe Treat using antidepressants, psychotherapy or a combination of treatment. 20 - 27 Severe Treat using antidepressants with or without psychotherapy.

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