Ask the doctor


Feeling Blue: Take A Depression Test

Are you depressed? If you are bothered bystressful as divorce has the potential to
fleeting feelings of sadness, well, that istrigger a severe depression, especially if
part of life. We are all affected by theyou have family history of depression, but
little highs and lows that result fromeven  if  you  don't.
winters that last too long or a week when
nothing goes right. But when you experienceAre you a woman? Women are more likely than
more severe feelings of sadness, and theymen to become depressed but will often not
last for more than two weeks, is it a goodreceive a depression test because their
idea to ask your doctor to give you asymptoms are overlooked. Approximately 25
depression  test.percent of all women experience symptoms of
depression that are severe enough to require
Depression is not uncommon in U.S. society.treatment. Women who have just given birth or
Approximately 20.9 million adults or 9.5who are nearing or have already experienced
percent of the population age 18 or oldermenopause are more likely to experience
will experience depression in any given year,depression and should be particularly aware
according to the National Institute of Mentalof  their  health  at  those  times.
Health.
Do you have persistent feelings of severe
Before making a diagnosis of depression,sadness? Doctors giving a depression test
doctors will judge the severity of awill want to know if your have experienced
patient's symptoms, how many symptoms one hasprofound helplessness, pessimism,
and how long they have experienced thoseworthlessness, anxiety, fatigue and
symptoms. The National Institute of Mentalirritability, or have entertained thoughts of
Health published a list of a number ofsuicide.
symptoms that medical professionals look for
when they are trying to make a diagnosis ofAre you having trouble sleeping? The symptoms
depression for a patient. Doctors base theira doctor will look for when giving a patient
diagnosis based on the results of aa depression test include whether the patient
depression test that reveals the symptoms onis suffering from insomnia, having difficulty
this  list  as  well  as  other  factors.sleeping through the night, wake up during
the night and can't return to sleep,
There are several things you should consideroversleeping in the morning or sleeping too
when deciding whether you need to receive amuch  during  the  day.
depression test. Has someone in your family
ever suffered from serious depression?Are you experience significant aches and
Depression can be a hereditary condition.pains that won't go away? While most people
Mental health experts estimate that betweenthink that depression is characterized only
40 and 70 percent of depression cases areby mood swings and feelings of sadness,
hereditary. This means that if a parent,chronic pain is also a symptom of depression
grandparent, sibling or other close relativeand part of a medical depression test.
has ever suffered from depression, you areDigestive disorders or persistent headaches
more likely to experience depression also,or other chronic pain that isn't caused by
though this doesn't mean you will definitelysome other illness and doesn't respond to
ever  become  depressed.treatment after two weeks could be a sign of
depression.
Have you experienced a traumatic or
significantly stressful event in your lifeIf you have experienced several of these
recently? If you are having a hard timesymptoms for more than two weeks, it is in
getting over such an event, you may want toyour best interest to see your health care
have a depression test. Events such as theprovider for a depression test to determine
death of a loved one, or an event asif you require treatment.



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