Whooley Questions.

Whooley

What it measures

Ultra-brief case finding for depression - depressed mood and anhedonia over the past month, with an optional third question on whether help is wanted

Length and format

2 (+ 1 optional help question). yes/no (self-report questionnaire)

Language versions

Widely translated and embedded in national primary-care and perinatal guidance (UK, Australia, New Zealand and others); a formal translation count is not published (unverified)

Normative data

No normative data held in our reference library for this instrument. That is a statement about our library, not about the published literature.

Licence

public-domain / open

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Reference

Whooley, M.A., Avins, A.L., Miranda, J., & Browner, W.S. (1997). Case-finding instruments for depression: two questions are as good as many. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 12(7), 439-445.