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Low mood self‑check (PHQ‑9)

Nine questions about the last two weeks, used by GPs and NHS Talking Therapies to get a sense of how low mood is affecting you. It takes about two minutes.

  • 2 minutes
  • Private: answers never leave your device
  • Validated questionnaire used in the NHS

Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by any of the following problems?

1Little interest or pleasure in doing things
2Feeling down, depressed or hopeless
3Trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleeping too much
4Feeling tired or having little energy
5Poor appetite or overeating
6Feeling bad about yourself, or that you are a failure or have let yourself or your family down
7Trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching television
8Moving 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
9Thoughts that you would be better off dead, or of hurting yourself in some way

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