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Score a PHQ-9 or GAD-7 in one minute
The PHQ-9 and GAD-7 are two of the most widely used mental-health questionnaires in the world — the same nine depression questions and seven anxiety questions you would be handed in a doctor's office or a therapist's waiting room. Each takes about a minute: you rate how often something has bothered you over the last two weeks, and the answers add up to a score.
Pick a questionnaire below and answer honestly — not how you wish the last two weeks had gone, but how they actually went. Your total and what it means appear the moment you finish, and you can download a one-page report to bring to an appointment.
Before you start: this is a screening tool, not a diagnosis. A score can tell you how often symptoms have been showing up; it can't tell you why, or what to do next. Whatever number you get, it belongs in a conversation with a professional who knows you.
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Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by any of the following problems?
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One of your answers mentions thoughts of death or of hurting yourself. Whatever the rest of your answers add up to, this one deserves care right now — and you don't have to carry it alone. People at these lines are kind, and they pick up.
- 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline — call or text 988, any hour, free and confidential.
- Crisis Text Line — text HOME to 741741.
- If you are in immediate danger, call 911.
Your score
One of your answers matters on its own, whatever the total: the question about thoughts of death or of hurting yourself. Even a low total doesn’t soften that answer — the support lines above are for you, and it’s worth mentioning that answer specifically to whoever you share this report with.
A score is a snapshot of two weeks, not a verdict on you. Whatever the number, the most useful next step is the same: share it with a professional who can help you make sense of it.
Taken this one before? Add your last score to see the change. Nothing you type here is saved — it stays on this device and is gone when you leave the page.
You’ve completed both questionnaires — you can bring them to an appointment as one combined report.
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Common questions
What do PHQ-9 and GAD-7 scores mean?
The PHQ-9 measures depression symptoms on a 0-27 scale: 0-4 minimal, 5-9 mild, 10-14 moderate, 15-19 moderately severe, and 20-27 severe. The GAD-7 measures anxiety symptoms on a 0-21 scale: 0-4 minimal, 5-9 mild, 10-14 moderate, and 15-21 severe. A higher score means symptoms have been showing up more often over the past two weeks — it is a snapshot, not a verdict.
Is the PHQ-9 or GAD-7 a diagnosis?
No. Both are screening tools — quick, well-validated ways of measuring how often symptoms have been present. A diagnosis takes a conversation with a licensed professional who can consider your history and context. A high score is a good reason to have that conversation; it is not the conversation itself.
Is what I enter here private?
Yes. The scoring runs entirely in your browser. Your answers are never sent to a server, stored, or shared — when you close the page, they are gone. If you download the PDF report, it saves only to your own device.
Can therapists use the PHQ-9 and GAD-7 with clients?
Yes. Both instruments are in the public domain, so no license or permission is needed. Many therapists give the PHQ-9 or GAD-7 at intake and then every few weeks to track change over time — a practice called measurement-based care, which is also billable in many cases.
How much does a PHQ-9 or GAD-7 score need to change to matter?
When the same person re-takes one of these questionnaires, a change of about 5 points or more on the PHQ-9 — or about 4 points or more on the GAD-7 — is generally considered clinically meaningful. Smaller shifts are usually ordinary week-to-week fluctuation. That is why many clinicians re-administer these every few weeks: the direction of change over time says more than any single score.
This is a screening tool, not a diagnosis or a substitute for professional care. If your score worries you — or if you didn't need a questionnaire to tell you something is wrong — please talk to a professional. In the U.S., call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline), around the clock.
The PHQ-9 and GAD-7 were developed by Drs. Robert L. Spitzer, Janet B.W. Williams, Kurt Kroenke and colleagues with an educational grant from Pfizer; no permission required to reproduce.
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