Interpreting your score- Please be sure to notify your clinician if you'd like to discuss your score.
0 – 4 None-minimal
5 – 9 Mild Watchful waiting; repeat PHQ-9 at follow-up
10 – 14 Moderate Treatment plan, considering counseling, follow-up and/or pharmacotherapy
15 – 19 Moderately Severe Active treatment with pharmacotherapy and/or psychotherapy
20 – 27 Severe Immediate initiation of pharmacotherapy and, if severe impairment or poor response to therapy, expedited referral to a mental health specialist for psychotherapy and/or collaborative management