Created in 2001 and now a very dominant self-report questionnaire. One of the mandatory measures in IAPT (or now “NHS talking therapies, for anxiety and depression programme”).
Details #
A nine item questionnaire which asks about the last two weeks (yes, it is two weeks). The nine items cover the DSM-IV (yes, DSM-IV not DSM-5) criteria for “major depressive disorder” (MDD) each answered on a four level frequency rating:
0 = Not at all
1 = Several days
2 = More than half the days
3 = Nearly every day.
As you can see, it’s a very “illness model” and diagnosis framed measure. The PHQ-8 is a short version that omits the risk to self item.
Try also #
- Depression
- Diagnosis
- DSM
- PHQ-8
Chapters #
Mentioned in Chapter 4.
Online resources #
None current or likely I suspect.
Dates #
First created 7.ii.25.
