RESULT: Severe Depression
Your responses indicate you may be at risk for harming yourself or someone else. Are you in crisis? Please call the National Suicide Prevention Hotline at 1-800-273-TALK or text "MHA" to the Crisis Text Line at 741741.
Your results indicate that you may be experiencing symptoms of severe depression. Based on your answers, these symptoms seem to be greatly interfering with your relationships and the tasks of everyday life.
These results do not mean that you have depression, but it may be time to start a conversation with someone you trust. If you are interested in learning more, check out the links below.
This screen is not meant to be a diagnosis. Diagnosis and care of mental health conditions can be difficult. Having symptoms of depression is different than having depression. In addition, symptoms of depression can be caused by other mental health conditions, such as bipolar disorder, or other health problems, like a thyroid disorder. A trained professional, such as a doctor or a mental health provider, can make this determination and finding the right support can help you feel more like you again.
The depression symptoms you are experiencing may also indicate a different type of mental health problem related to bipolar disorder. We recommend you also take the screen for bipolar disorder to find out if your symptoms may be more similar to those experienced by people with bipolar disorder. People who struggle with bipolar disorder experience mood swings from extreme elation, energy, or agitation to low depressive symptoms.
Your total score was: 26
Scoring
Add up all checked boxes on PHQ-9. For every ✓ Not at all = 0; Several days = 1; More than half the days = 2; Nearly every day = 3
Interpretation of Total Score
1-4 Minimal depression
5-9 Mild depression
10-14 Moderate depression
15-19 Moderately severe depression
20-27 Severe depression
If you’d like to monitor how severe your depression is over time, complete the following:
Print or email your initial depression screening (your baseline).
Continue to screen at regular intervals (e.g. every 2 weeks).
Note any changes in your Total Score (above).
Print or email results and bring them to someone who is helping you in your recovery.
Source
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