Two short reflections drawn from instruments widely used in UK primary care. The PHQ-9 reflects on low mood; the GAD-7 reflects on worry and anxiety. About five minutes for both. Your answers stay on your screen.
On low mood (PHQ-9)
Over the last two weeks, how often have you been bothered by the following problems?
Little interest or pleasure in doing things
Feeling down, depressed, or hopeless
Trouble falling or staying asleep, sleeping too much
Feeling tired or having little energy
Poor appetite or overeating
Feeling bad about yourself, or that you are a failure or have let yourself or your family down
Trouble concentrating on things, such as reading the newspaper or watching television
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
Thoughts that you would be better off dead or of hurting yourself in some way
If you checked off any problems, how difficult have these problems made it for you to do your work, take care of things at home, or get along with other people?
On worry and anxiety (GAD-7)
Over the last two weeks, how often have you been bothered by the following problems?
Feeling nervous, anxious, or on edge
Not being able to stop or control worrying
Worrying too much about different things
Trouble relaxing
Being so restless that it's hard to sit still
Becoming easily annoyed or irritable
Feeling afraid as if something awful might happen
If you checked off any problems, how difficult have these problems made it for you to do your work, take care of things at home, or get along with other people?