CCP Depression Screening & PHQ-9 2

Question 1

A patient scores 14 on the PHQ-9. Which category does this fall into?

Accepted Answer

Moderate depression

Answer

A PHQ-9 score of 10–14 indicates moderate depression.

Question 2

Which PHQ-9 question specifically addresses suicidal ideation?

Accepted Answer

Question 9

Answer

PHQ-9 item 9 asks about thoughts of being better off dead or of hurting oneself.

Question 3

A patient answers 'more than half the days' on a PHQ-9 item. What numeric score is assigned to that response?

Accepted Answer

2

Answer

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).

Question 4

What is the maximum possible score on the PHQ-9?

Accepted Answer

27

Answer

The PHQ-9 has 9 items each scored 0–3, yielding a maximum total of 27.

Question 5

The PHQ-9 functional impairment question asks about difficulty with which domains?

Accepted Answer

Work, home tasks, and getting along with others

Answer

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.

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CCP Depression Screening & PHQ-9 2