Depression Screening & PHQ-9 Flashcards
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A patient scores 14 on the PHQ-9. Which category does this fall into?
Answer: Moderate depression
A PHQ-9 score of 10–14 indicates moderate depression.
Which PHQ-9 question specifically addresses suicidal ideation?
Answer: Question 9
PHQ-9 item 9 asks about thoughts of being better off dead or of hurting oneself.
A patient answers 'more than half the days' on a PHQ-9 item. What numeric score is assigned to that response?
Answer: 2
The PHQ-9 response options are scored 0 (not at all), 1 (several days), 2 (more than half the days), and 3 (nearly every day).
What is the maximum possible score on the PHQ-9?
Answer: 27
The PHQ-9 has 9 items each scored 0–3, yielding a maximum total of 27.
The PHQ-9 functional impairment question asks about difficulty with which domains?
Answer: Work, home tasks, and getting along with others
The final functional item asks how difficult the listed problems have made it to do work, take care of things at home, or get along with other people.
A patient's PHQ-9 score improves from 18 to 9 after 8 weeks of treatment. How should this change be characterized?
Answer: Response (≥50% reduction)
A ≥50% reduction in PHQ-9 score is the standard definition of treatment response.
Which PHQ-9 score range is associated with the recommendation to initiate pharmacotherapy or psychotherapy in most guidelines?
Answer: 10 or above
Most clinical guidelines recommend initiating active treatment (pharmacotherapy and/or psychotherapy) when the PHQ-9 score is 10 or above.