PHQ-2 / GAD-2 ultra-brief screeners
Combined PHQ-2 depression and GAD-2 anxiety ultra-brief screens: two depression items (d1, d2) and two anxiety items (a1, a2) each 0-3; a PHQ-2 or GAD-2 total >= 3 is a positive screen.
Open the calculator → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.
Example
- Little interest or pleasure
- 2
- Feeling down / depressed / hopeless
- 2
- Feeling nervous / anxious / on edge
- 1
- Not able to stop / control worrying
- 1
Result: PHQ-2 total 4 (positive, >=3); GAD-2 total 2 (negative).
The tool opens with these values already filled in. Replace them with your own.
What the result means
- PHQ-2 >=3
- Positive depression screen; follow with the PHQ-9 per source.
- GAD-2 >=3
- Positive anxiety screen; follow with the GAD-7 per source.
What you enter
- Little interest or pleasure (0-3)
- Feeling down / depressed / hopeless (0-3)
- Feeling nervous / anxious / on edge (0-3)
- Not able to stop / control worrying (0-3)
How this is calculated
Kroenke K, Spitzer RL, Williams JBW. Med Care. 2003;41(11):1284-1292 (PHQ-2); Kroenke K, et al. Ann Intern Med. 2007;146(5):317-325 (GAD-2). Positive cutoff >=3 each. Read the sources: Kroenke 2003 ↗, Kroenke 2007 ↗
A reference and educational tool. Not medical, legal, or financial advice, and not a substitute for clinician judgment.