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Mindfulness Practice Calculator

Calculate your recommended daily mindfulness meditation duration based on stress level, experience, practice frequency, and available time. Use it when building or refining a sustainable meditation routine.

Current daily practice duration (minutes)

Days per week practicing (days)

Current stress level

Meditation experience

Available daily time for practice (minutes)

Fill in the required fields to see your result.

Mental Health

Depression Severity Calculator

Screen for depression symptoms using PHQ-9 criteria by rating five core symptoms. Use this when you want a quick, evidence-based indicator of depression severity to discuss with a healthcare provider.

Little interest or pleasure in activities

Trouble falling/staying asleep or sleeping too much

Feeling tired or having little energy

Poor appetite or overeating

Trouble concentrating on things

Depression Score

0 points

Minimal symptomsMild symptomsModerate symptomsModerately severe to severe

A total of 0-4 indicates minimal depressive symptoms on the PHQ scale. No specific treatment is typically indicated at this level.

Scores follow the PHQ-style 0-3 per item across 5 items (0-15 here); the standard PHQ-9 severity cutoffs of 5, 10, 15 and 20 are applied to these items.

Key differences

	Mindfulness Practice Calculator	Depression Severity Calculator
Category	Mental Health	Mental Health
Inputs required	5	5
Result	Recommended Practice Duration (minutes/day)	Depression Score (points)
What it does	Calculate your recommended daily mindfulness meditation duration based on stress level, experience, practice frequency, and available time. Use it when building or refining a sustainable meditation routine.	Screen for depression symptoms using PHQ-9 criteria by rating five core symptoms. Use this when you want a quick, evidence-based indicator of depression severity to discuss with a healthcare provider.