Depression

This section examines self-reported depression symptoms for individuals aged 12 years and older using the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9). It is a nine-item scale that calculates an overall score that can be classified into the following groups:

•  0 No depression
• 1–4 Minimal depression
•  5–9 Mild depression
•  10–14 Moderate depression
• 15–19 Moderately severe depression
•  20–27 Severe depression

The following analysis is specifically looking at “moderate-severe” depression(score 10–27 combined).

Key findings:

• In 2015/16, survey results indicated that 10% of individuals aged 12 years and older in Sudbury and districts suffered from moderate to severe depression symptoms.
• The prevalence rate of moderate to severe depression symptoms in Sudbury and districts is similar to northeastern Ontario but higher than that reported in Ontario overall.

This item was last modified on July 2, 2019