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Patient Health Questionnaire-9

Depression severity over the last two weeks.

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Tracks whether mood lifts as training takes hold. Bupropion is an antidepressant; this is the measurement that tells us if it and the re-entry are working.

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1/9 Little interest or pleasure in doing things

Not at all 0 Several days 1 More than half the days 2 Nearly every day 3

2/9 Feeling down, depressed, or hopeless

Not at all 0 Several days 1 More than half the days 2 Nearly every day 3

3/9 Trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleeping too much

Not at all 0 Several days 1 More than half the days 2 Nearly every day 3

4/9 Feeling tired or having little energy

Not at all 0 Several days 1 More than half the days 2 Nearly every day 3

5/9 Poor appetite or overeating

Not at all 0 Several days 1 More than half the days 2 Nearly every day 3

6/9 Feeling bad about yourself — or that you are a failure or have let yourself or your family down

Not at all 0 Several days 1 More than half the days 2 Nearly every day 3

7/9 Trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching television

Not at all 0 Several days 1 More than half the days 2 Nearly every day 3

8/9 Moving or speaking so slowly that other people could have noticed — or being so fidgety or restless that you have been moving around a lot more than usual

Not at all 0 Several days 1 More than half the days 2 Nearly every day 3

9/9 Thoughts that you would be better off dead, or of hurting yourself in some way

Not at all 0 Several days 1 More than half the days 2 Nearly every day 3

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Citation: Kroenke K, Spitzer RL, Williams JBW. The PHQ-9: Validity of a brief depression severity measure. J Gen Intern Med. 2001;16(9):606-13.