WHO-5 Well-Being Index
Universal well-being / mental-health screening at routine examinations. Short enough (1 min) to give to everyone.
Please indicate for each of the five statements which is closest to how you have been feeling over the LAST TWO WEEKS.
Score <50/100: low well-being, proceed to PHQ-9. Score <28: high depression suspicion — refer to mental-health services.
Source and citation
World Health Organization. WHO (Five) Well-Being Index (1998 version). WHO Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen. Topp CW et al. The WHO-5 Well-Being Index: a systematic review of the literature. Psychother Psychosom 2015;84(3):167-76 · 1998
Validated version (en-US): WHO Regional Office for Europe. WHO-5 Wellbeing Index (1998 version). Topp CW et al. Psychother Psychosom 2015;84(3):167-76.
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