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Depression Diagnosis

Symptoms must be present for at least two weeks for a diagnosis of depression. The screeners provided are confidential assessment tools to explore your mental health and determine whether you should contact a mental health professional.

In this section
  1. Depression Statistics
  2. Treatment for Depression
  3. Depression Across the Lifespan
  4. Types of Depression
  5. Risk Factors
  6. Depression Diagnosis

Symptoms of Depression

Symptoms of depression include

  • prolonged sadness or unexplained crying spells;
  • significant changes in appetite and sleep patterns;
  • irritability, anger, worry, agitation, anxiety;
  • pessimism, indifference;
  • loss of energy, persistent lethargy;
  • feelings of guilt, worthlessness;
  • inability to concentrate, indecisiveness;
  • inability to take pleasure in former interests, social withdrawal;
  • unexplained aches and pains; and
  • recurring thoughts of death or suicide.

Depression Screeners

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