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Most people who are depressed do not seek psychiatric help and must rely on their family doctor. Unfortunately, it is often difficult for a primary care doctor to recognize the problem if the patient does not bring it up directly.
Patients themselves may be unable to sense or admit their own depression. In one study, although 21% of patients who visited their family doctors were depressed, only 1% described their problem as depression.
Depression can also be confused with other medical il...
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Expert & Community Posts
National Depression Screening Day - October 10
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Screening of Perinatal Depression: Challenges and Queries
By UNC Center for Women's Mood Disorders , Health ExpertScreening for postpartum depression is easy to accomplish by administering self-report screening... Read more »
Economy Taking a Toll on Americans' Mental Health
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Managing the Bad Times
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10 Quick Facts about Childhood Schizophrenia
By Jerry Kennard , Health ExpertThe precise cause of childhood schizophrenia is not known. As with adult schizophrenia there is an... Read more »
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