Think you're experiencing depression? Our Patient Health Questionnaire is a quick and easy way to see if you need some help. It corresponds with the criteria doctors use to diagnose depression.
This screening test isn't meant to give a diagnosis for clinical depression. We encourage you to see your doctor if you're experiencing depression symptoms.
To learn more about depression, log in to your account at bcbsm.com and click the Health & Well-Being tab, then WebMD®.
Instructions
- Click the box that best describes how often you encounter these feelings.
- Click the View results button at the bottom of the form. You can change your answers at any time and click the View results button to update your results.
Depression screening
Screening for depression doesn't have to be time-consuming. The Patient Health Questionnaire is a tool designed to correspond with the criteria doctors use to diagnose major bouts of depression. It's a questionnaire you complete yourself.
Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ9)*
Instructions
- Click the box that best describes how often you encounter these feelings.
- Click the View results button at the bottom of the form. You can change your answers at any time and click the View results button to update your results.
Learn more about depression
To learn more about depression, log in to your account at bcbsm.com, click the Health & Well-Being tab, then WebMD®.
*This screening test is not intended to give a diagnosis for clinical depression. But it may help identify any depressive symptoms and determine whether you need an evaluation by a medical professional. Make sure you see your doctor if you think you might have symptoms of depression.
Developed by Drs. Robert L. Spitzer, Janet B.W. Williams, Kurt Kroenke and colleagues, with an educational grant from Pfizer Inc.
Copyright © Pfizer Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduced with permission.
This questionnaire was developed by Drs. Robert L. Spitzer, Janet B.W. Williams, Kurt Kroenke and colleagues, with an educational grant from Pfizer Inc. Copyright © Pfizer Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduced with permission.
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