Self-assessment
A free, private 9-question check-in on low mood, based on the PHQ-9 questionnaire used by doctors worldwide.
Answer 9 questions about the past two weeks. You will get a score and a plain-language explanation. Your answers stay in your browser.
Your result
The PHQ-9 (Patient Health Questionnaire-9) is one of the most widely used depression screening questionnaires in primary care and mental health settings. Each of the nine questions matches one of the symptom criteria used to diagnose major depression, and each is scored from 0 to 3.
A higher total score means more symptoms over the past two weeks. Scores of 5, 10, 15 and 20 mark the cut-offs for mild, moderate, moderately severe and severe symptoms. A score of 10 or more is commonly used as the point at which clinicians look more closely.
The last question asks about thoughts of death or self-harm. If you answer anything other than "Not at all," we will show support options right away, whatever your total score.
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