PHQ-2

Brief screening for depression

Little interest or pleasure in doing things *

Feeling down, depressed, or hopeless *

Result

PHQ-2

Step-by-step mode. Answer each question and result updates automatically.

Little interest or pleasure in doing things *

Step 1 of 2

Not at all Several days More than half the days Nearly every day

Feeling down, depressed, or hopeless *

Step 2 of 2

Not at all Several days More than half the days Nearly every day

Reference: Kroenke K, Spitzer RL, Williams JBW — PHQ-2 Validation (2003) | MDCalc – PHQ-2 | PubMed Original Paper | APA Official PDF

PHQ-2 is a 2-item screening tool. Score ≥ 3 → proceed to full PHQ-9 assessment.

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Formula: {"id":"0ab1381d-6221-449f-9c4a-028e8fe9dc7a","key":"phq2_pct","label":"(phq2_score >= 3) ? 1 : 0","expr":"round((phq2_score \/ 6) * 100)","unit":"%","round":2,"showIf":""}

Formula: {"id":"9b7c590d-6f70-4206-907b-60eba37aeee8","key":"phq2_score","label":"PHQ-2 Total Score","expr":"phq2_q1_interest + phq2_q2_depressed","unit":"points","round":2,"showIf":""}

Reference: Kroenke K, Spitzer RL, Williams JBW — PHQ-2 Validation (2003) | MDCalc – PHQ-2 | PubMed Original Paper | APA Official PDF

PHQ-2 is a 2-item screening tool. Score ≥ 3 → proceed to full PHQ-9 assessment.

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PHQ-2

PHQ-2

Little interest or pleasure in doing things *

Feeling down, depressed, or hopeless *

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