Tracking symptoms with a simple questionnaire
Your treatment should be guided by a simple symptom questionnaire (like the PHQ-9 or GAD-7) repeated over time, not just by impression.
The silent should: Your treatment should be guided by a simple symptom questionnaire (like the PHQ-9 or GAD-7) repeated over time, not just by impression.
In our analysis of de-identified U.S. psychiatric records, this step was missing 76% of the time it should have happened.
This page is information to help you ask questions — it is not medical advice, and you should never start, stop, or change a medication on your own. Bring these questions to your clinician.
Questions for your doctor the next time you see them
Copy a line and ask it — these are questions, never instructions to change treatment.
- Could we use a short symptom questionnaire to track how I'm doing over time?
- Can we compare my scores between visits to see if treatment is working?
This page is informational and not medical advice. It describes care patterns across a population, not your situation. Bring these questions to a clinician who knows you.
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