Hey there, and welcome – 👋 At Kaleidoscope Counseling Group, we’re dedicated to supporting individuals, couples, and families to overcome their challenges. Discover your mental wellness with our PHQ-9 Quick Depression Assessment. Uncover insights into your emotional health and explore potential paths to well-being. Start your journey today!
Take This Research-Backed Assessment
Our online assessment, based on the validated PHQ-9 tool, effectively measures depressive symptoms using established psychiatric criteria. It serves as a valuable resource for individuals and healthcare providers alike. This quick and free test provides you with confidential results instantly.
Your privacy is our priority. All results are completely anonymous, and we do not store or share your test results with any third party.
Instructions:
You can use this online assessment, based on the validated PHQ-9 free of charge on a monthly basis to track your moods and symptoms. It can also serve as a valuable tool to show your healthcare provider how your symptoms have changed from one visit to the next.
**Please note that this scale is not designed to diagnose depression or replace a professional evaluation**
Answer each of the 10 questions based on the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by any of the following?
If at any point you feel overwhelmed, you are welcome to stop the assessment and return to it later. Your well-being is our priority.
You will receive your results immediately after completing the assessment, and you will not be required to provide any personal information beforehand.
Common Questions For Depression Assessment
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KCG offers a free depression test to help you understand the symptoms and severity of depression. For a clinical diagnosis please see a mental health professional for a deeper understanding of your issues. You can book an appointment with a KCG counselor to understand the impact of symptoms. These issues may affect your mood and daily functioning about the current issues you are facing.
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No, formal diagnoses for depression can only be made by a mental health professional. You can only identify the symptoms of depression. Symptoms should be discussed with a counselor so that they can help understand the root cause of the problem. They can give you an accurate diagnosis and treatment plan.
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To assess the symptoms of depression, a psychological interview is conducted by a mental health professional. They gather information about the symptoms you’re experiencing. After this, formal assessments and checklists are used to check various psychological aspects. Some of the assessments used are the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), MMPI2, MCMI etc.
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The assessment for Clinical Depression helps you understand the symptoms and the degree of severity affecting your mood and functioning. These assessments include grading various symptoms to determine severity and areas affected basis psychological interviews to give a formal diagnosis.