patient health questionniare 2 (PHQ2)

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Introduction

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

Select & score each of the 2 items from the following:

0 = Not at all

1 = Several days

2 = More than half the days

3 = Nearly every day

  • Little interest or pleasure in doing things
  • Feeling down, depressed, or hopeless

A score of 3 or greater on a subscale warrants further evaluation.

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References

  1. Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 16, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2012
  2. Li C, Friedman B, Conwell Y, Fiscella K. Validity of the Patient Health Questionnaire 2 (PHQ-2) in identifying major depression in older people. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2007 Apr;55(4):596-602. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17397440