Table 1 Patient health questionnaire PHQ 2* & 9: screening instrument for depression
From: Adult depression screening in Saudi primary care: prevalence, instrument and cost
For last 2Â weeks how often have you been bothered by any of the following problems? | Not at all | Several days | More than half days | Nearly everyday |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Little interest or pleasure in doing things* | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Feeling down, depressed, or hopeless* | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleeping too much | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Feeling tired or having little energy | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Poor appetite or overeating | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Feeling bad about yourself — or that you are a failure or have let yourself or your family down | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching television | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Moving 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 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Thoughts that you would be better off dead or of hurting yourself in some way | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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 at all difficult | Somewhat difficult | Very difficult | Extremely difficult |