phq9_score: Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9)

Description

Calculates the PHQ-9 total score to screen for and measure the severity of depression. The scale consists of 9 items corresponding to the DSM-IV criteria for major depressive disorder.

Usage

phq9_score(interest, depressed, sleep, energy, appetite, failure,
           concentration, psychomotor, suicide)

Value

A list containing:

PHQ9_Score: The calculated total score (Range 0-27).
Severity: Depression severity category (None-minimal, Mild, Moderate, Moderately Severe, Severe).

Arguments

interest: Numeric (0-3). Little interest or pleasure in doing things. 0: Not at all 1: Several days 2: More than half the days 3: Nearly every day
depressed: Numeric (0-3). Feeling down, depressed, or hopeless.
sleep: Numeric (0-3). Trouble falling or staying asleep, or sleeping too much.
energy: Numeric (0-3). Feeling tired or having little energy.
appetite: Numeric (0-3). Poor appetite or overeating.
failure: Numeric (0-3). Feeling bad about yourself - or that you are a failure or have let yourself or your family down.
concentration: Numeric (0-3). Trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching television.
psychomotor: Numeric (0-3). Moving or speaking so slowly that other people could have noticed? Or the opposite - being so fidgety or restless that you have been moving around a lot more than usual.
suicide: Numeric (0-3). Thoughts that you would be better off dead or of hurting yourself in some way.

References

Kroenke K, Spitzer RL, Williams JB. The PHQ-9: validity of a brief depression severity measure. J Gen Intern Med. 2001;16(9):606-613. doi:10.1046/j.1525-1497.2001.016009606.x

Examples

Run this code


# Example 1: Moderate Depression
# Several days (1) for most, More than half (2) for sleep/energy
phq9_score(1, 1, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0)

# Example 2: Severe Depression
# Nearly every day (3) for most items
phq9_score(3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 3, 2, 3, 1)

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