PATIENT HEALTH QU EST ION N AI R E - 9
(PHQ-9)
Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered More Nearly
by any of the following problems? Several than half every
(Use “✔” to indicate your answer) Not at all days the days day
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
0 1 2 3
have let yourself or your family down
7. Trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the
0 1 2 3
newspaper or watching television
8. Moving or speaking so slowly that other people could have
noticed? Or the opposite — being so fidgety or restless 0 1 2 3
that you have been moving around a lot more than usual
9. Thoughts that you would be better off dead or of hurting
0 1 2 3
yourself in some way
FOR OFFICE CODING 0 + + +
=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 Somewhat Very Extremely
at all difficult difficult difficult
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Developed by Drs. Robert L. Spitzer, Janet B.W. Williams, Kurt Kroenke and colleagues, with an educational grant from
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Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item (GAD-7) scale
Date: _______________ Name: _____________________________________ DOB: _______________
Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been Not at Several Over half Nearly
bothered by the following problems? all days the days every day
1. Feeling nervous, anxious, or on edge 0 1 2 3
2. Not being able to stop or control worrying 0 1 2 3
3. Worrying too much about different things 0 1 2 3
4. Trouble relaxing 0 1 2 3
5. Being so restless that it's hard to sit still 0 1 2 3
6. Becoming easily annoyed or irritable 0 1 2 3
7. Feeling afraid as if something awful might 0 1 2 3
happen
Add the score for each column + + +
Total Score (add your column scores) =
If you checked off any problems, how difficult have these 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
Source: Spitzer RL, Kroenke K, Williams JBW, Lowe B. A brief measure for assessing generalized anxiety
disorder. Arch Inern Med. 2006;166:1092-1097.