Psychiatric Depression Tests
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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
Adolescent Depression Screenings: Let's talk about it!
By Teri Robert , Health Expert...understandably upset by and hesitant to agree to a psychiatric evaluation for Caroline. No way... Read more »
Treating Children with ADHD and Depression
By Dr. Ballas , Health Expert...principles emerge when looking at ADHD and other psychiatric conditions in children: ... Read more »
Depression - Or Something Else?
By Marcia Purse , Health Expert...or the others until I started gaining weight from psychiatric medications. A few years on... Read more »
ADHD vs. Depression in Children
By Dr. Ballas , Health Expert...earlier entries, symptoms of ADHD are shared by several psychiatric disorders, and parents are... Read more »
Somatic Symptoms of Depression
By Chris Ballas, M.D. , Health ExpertI know I've read that depression affects people in many different ways, but how exactly does... Read more »
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