Get Diagnosed With Depression
If you've just been diagnosed with depression, you’re probably experiencing a mix of conflicting emotions: embarrassment, confusion, fear. You may not even be convinced that the diagnosis is correct. Or you may have an overwhelming sense of relief — which was how I felt when I was first diagnosed. A diagnosis gave me something concrete to deal with, a problem that could be treated.
Now that you’ve been diagnosed, there are two things to keep in mind. First, having your depression...
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Diagnosing Depression
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Diagnosing a Depressive Episode
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Diagnosing Depression
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Getting Diagnosed with Depression at at Late Age
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Blood Test May Diagnose Depression in Teens
Researchers at Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago have developed a blood test that they say can diagnose depression in teenagers.... Read more »
Depression, bipolar diagnoses drop after FDA warning
According to a new study, there has been a consistent drop in the number of Americans--particularly children--diagnoses with depression since the... Read more »
Depression diagnosis, screening tests
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
A diagnosis of depression is based on symptoms meeting specific criteria. [See Introduction section of this report.] Many people who are depressed... Read more »
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