Anxiety and low mood check (PHQ-4)
Take about a minute to reflect on anxiety and low mood symptoms over the past two weeks. PHQ-4 has four questions and is offered here for informational use by adults aged 18 or over. It is free, with an immediate result and no email address or account needed. Your score describes reported symptom burden without establishing a condition. You can use it as a starting point for a conversation about how you feel. Support is appropriate at any score. HelpClinic's translations have not been locally validated.
Instructions
This questionnaire is for informational use by adults aged 18 or over. Over the last 2 weeks, how often have you been bothered by the following problems? Choose one answer for each question. We add the scores from all four answers to give a total from 0 to 12.
Participation is free and voluntary, and you can stop at any time. Your result is immediate; no email address or account is needed. HelpClinic's in-house translations have not been locally validated.
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To withdraw storage consent, you can delete the saved result from its result page in the browser where you completed the questionnaire. If that browser session is lost or you open an email link on another device, contact the privacy team for deletion.
Related areas to explore
These questionnaires are optional. They often cover overlapping feelings and do not show that you have another condition. You do not need to take them all.
Instrument and source information
PHQ-4 (Patient Health Questionnaire-4) · PHQ and GAD developers
The four-item PHQ-4 combines PHQ-2 and GAD-2. Its total reflects recent anxiety and depression symptoms; it is not a diagnosis. This translation has not been locally validated.
Published cutoffs do not validate edited questions, translations or added score bands. Use them as informational context. If you are concerned, seek a professional assessment regardless of your score.
PHQ-4 is a brief symptom screener. Your result is informational: it cannot confirm or exclude a condition and does not replace professional assessment. The score bands describe reported symptom burden only. You can seek support at any score, especially if difficulties persist or affect daily life.
PHQ-4 developers: K. Kroenke, R. L. Spitzer, J. B. W. Williams and B. Löwe (2009). phqscreeners.com permits reproduction, translation, display and distribution without further permission. Scoring source: official instruction manual. The English items are the original wording; HelpClinic's in-house translations have not been locally validated and are not presented as official translations.
Common questions
Can this questionnaire diagnose a condition?
No. It is a snapshot based on how you report feeling at this time. It cannot confirm or rule out a condition.
Do I need an email, and how long is my result kept?
No. You can see your result without an account or email. Email is optional, for one requested report. The waitlist has a separate checkbox, unchecked by default. Private access lasts 30 days. Expired results are deleted from the active database within one day of expiry. Backups have separate retention periods described in the privacy policy.
What can I do next?
Choose a small step that suits you. If you are worried, speak with a qualified professional regardless of your score. Related questionnaires are optional and do not provide diagnoses.
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