Free PHQ-9-style depression self-check — nine 2-week symptom items scored 0-3, with a personalized AI report explaining severity bands, not a diagnosis.
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Free PHQ-9-style depression self-check — nine 2-week symptom items scored 0-3, with a personalized AI report explaining severity bands, not a diagnosis.
Disclaimer: this page and its AI report are for self-reflection and process reference only. They do not constitute medical, psychological, financial, legal or safety advice. Consult a qualified professional when needed.
Methodology: items are a structural adaptation of widely used frameworks, not an official version; scoring is indicative, not diagnostic.
Nine questions about the last two weeks, answered 0-3, give you and the client a shared picture of where depressive symptoms sit right now. This check adapts the widely used PHQ-9 structure with its own wording, maps totals to published severity bands as indicative context, and generates a plain-language AI report — including immediate support guidance if the self-harm item is endorsed.
Sample form and AI report preview (fillable once the app is published).
The nine PHQ-9-style items and their indicative bands.
0-3 frequency wording over the last two weeks.
Total score placed in published range bands — indicative only.
Explains which items lifted the score and what the band means.
High item-9 responses direct toward immediate professional contact.
From copy to a scored depression check in four steps.
Import form, scoring and report settings — free.
Keep the nine anchors or adapt items for your population.
Share the link; about five quiet minutes.
Open the AI PDF and use severity bands to plan next steps.
Who screens — individuals, students or clinicians.
Start sessions with a shared, structured picture.
Understand their two-week state before seeking help.
A consistent, private self-check conversation starter.
What makes this PHQ-9-style check careful and clear.
The nine PHQ-9-style items in full view — the live check maps the total to indicative severity bands and returns a plain-language AI report.
