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The Four-Item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-4) for Anxiety and Depression

Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by the following problems? Feeling nervous, anxious or on edge 0 0 0 0 Not at all 1 1 1 1 Several days More than half the days 2 2 2 2 Nearly every day 3 3 3 3

Not being able to stop or control worrying Feeling down, depressed or hopeless Little interest or pleasure in doing things

Reprinted with permission from Kroenke K, Spitzer RL, Williams JB, Lwe B. An ultra-brief screening scale for anxiety and depression: The PHQ-4. Psychosomatics 2009:50:613-21.

Total score 3 for first 2 questions suggests anxiety. Total score 3 for last 2 questions suggests depression.

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