Depression Testing

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What is Depression Testing?

The purpose of depression testing is to determine if you demonstrate the symptoms and/or diagnostic criteria of depression.  

Depression (major depressive disorder) is a common and serious mental disorder that negatively affects how you feel, think, act, and perceive the world.

Nearly three in ten adults (29%) have been diagnosed with depression at some point in their lives and about 18% are currently experiencing depression, according to a 2023 national survey. Women are more likely than men and younger adults are more likely than older adults to experience depression. While depression can occur at any time and at any age, on average it can first appear during one’s late teens to mid-20s.

Symptoms of depression symptoms can vary from mild to severe and can appear differently in each person. These symptoms can include:

• Feeling sad, irritable, empty and/or hopeless.
• Losing interest or pleasure in activities you once enjoyed.
• A significant change in appetite (eating much less or more than usual) and/or weight (notable loss or gain unrelated to dieting).
• Sleeping too little or too much.
• Decreased energy or increased tiredness or fatigue
• Increase in purposeless physical activity (e.g., inability to sit still, pacing, handwringing) or slowed movements or speech that are severe enough to be observable by others.
• Feeling worthless or excessively guilty.
• Difficulty thinking or concentrating, forgetfulness, and/or difficulty making minor decisions.
• Thoughts of death, suicidal ideation, or suicide attempts.

It is normal to experience moments of sadness or feeling “down in the dumps” or the blues as part of the human experience. However, a diagnosis of depression requires that the above symptoms occur for most of the day, nearly every day, for more than two weeks, along with a clear change in day-to-day functioning (e.g., in work/school performance, personal relationships, and hobbies). Fortunately, depression is very treatable