Table 6.
Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ)-9 lexicon description and examples.
| PHQ-9 Category | Description | Lexicon Examples |
|---|---|---|
| PHQ1 | Little interest or pleasure in doing things | Acedia, anhedonia, bored, boring, ca not be bothered |
| PHQ2 | Feeling down, depressed | Abject, affliction, agony, all torn up, bad day |
| PHQ3 | Trouble falling or staying asleep | Active at night, all nightery, awake, bad sleep |
| PHQ4 | Feeling tired or having little energy | Bushed, debilitate, did nothing, dog tired |
| PHQ5 | Poor appetite or overeating | Abdominals, anorectic, anorexia, as big as a mountain |
| PHQ6 | Feeling bad about yourself | I am a burden, abhorrence, forgotten, give up |
| PHQ7 | Trouble concentrating on things | Absent minded, absorbed, abstracted, addled |
| PHQ8 | Moving or speaking so slowly that other people could have noticed | Adagio, agitated, angry, annoyed, disconcert, furious |
| PHQ9 | Thoughts that you would be better off dead | Belt down, benumb, better be dead, blade, bleed |