Assessment

Patient Health Questionnaire

The questions in this scale ask you about over the last two weeks, how often you have been bothered by the following problems. In each case, you will be asked to indicate by selecting the answer that correlates to how often you felt or thought a certain way.
0 = Not At All, 1 = Serval Days, 2 = More Than Half The Days, 3 = Nearly Every Day
Q1. Little interest or pleasure in doing things?
Q2. Feeling down, depressed, or hopeless?
Q3. Trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleeping too much?
Q4. Feeling tired or having little energy?
Q5. Poor appetite or overeating?
Q6. Feeling bad about yourself - or that you are a failure or have let yourself or your family down?
Q7. Trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching television?
Q8. 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?
Q9. Thoughts that you would be better off dead, or of hurting yourself in some way?
Your Score

Depression Severity: NONE

Depression Severity: MILD

Depression Severity: MODERATE

Depression Severity: MODERATELY SEVERE

Depression Severity: SEVERE


Depression Severity:
► Scores ranging from 0-4 would be considered NONE.

► Scores ranging from 5-9 would be considered MILD.

► Scores ranging from 10-14 would be considered MODERATE.
► Scores ranging from 15-19 would be considered MODERATELY SEVERE.
► Scores ranging from 20-27 would be considered SEVERE.

The scores on the following self-assessment do not reflect any particular diagnosis or course of treatment. They are meant as a tool to help assess your level of stress. If you have any further concerns about your current wellbeing, you may contact us via:
  • Phone (852) 2523 8979
  • Email resource@counselling.org.hk
  • Visit us at 23/F, Li Dong Building, 9 Li Yuen Street East, Central, Hong Kong
  • Fill in Enquiry form
and talk confidentially to one of our mental health professionals.
You may press below "SEND" button to receive the result through your email.

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  • There is a clear and immediate danger to an individual or to society
  • There is a legal compulsion to make the disclosure and a failure or refusal to comply will constitute a criminal offense or contempt of court.

Your counselor will explain to you in detail on your first counseling session.

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