Your Results — Depression Test:
Severe Depression
To save your results, create an account. With an MHA Screening account, you can track your symptoms and scores over time. All your results remain completely confidential! You can also save articles and other resources to revisit later.
Register or log in to save resultsAbout your score
Each of your answers has a score of 0-3. Click “Your Answers” above to see your score for each question. Adding these up provides your Total Score.
Not at all = 0; Several days = 1; More than half the days = 2; Nearly every day = 3
Interpreting your Total Score
- 1-4: Minimal depression
- 5-9: Mild depression
- 10-14: Moderate depression
- 15-19: Moderately severe depression
- 20-27: Severe depression
To monitor your depression severity over time:
Option 1: Create an MHA Screening account to save your results and track changes over time.
Option 2: Track your scores manually:
- Print or email your initial results. This is your baseline.
- Continue to screen at regular intervals (for example, every 2 weeks).
- Note any changes in your Total Score (above).
- Print or email results and bring them to someone who is helping you in your recovery.
Source
PHQ9 Copyright © Pfizer Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduced with permission. PRIME-MD ® is a trademark of Pfizer Inc.
Kroenke, Spitzer, & Williams. (2001). The PHQ‐9. Journal of General Internal Medicine 16(9), 606-613. Retrieved from
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1046/j.1525-1497.2001.016009606.x/pdf
Please note: Online screening tools are not diagnostic instruments. You are encouraged to share your results with a physician or healthcare provider. Mental Health America Inc., sponsors, partners, and advertisers disclaim any liability, loss, or risk incurred as a consequence, directly or indirectly, from the use and application of these screens.
Your Answers
Based on your responses, you may have symptoms of severe depression. This result is not a diagnosis. A doctor or therapist can help you get a diagnosis and/or treatment.
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