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