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Diagnosing depression

Everyone may experience some of the symptoms listed above from time to time. Doctors diagnose depression by looking at the persistence of symptoms and the extent to which they affect your daily life.

1. Are these feelings persistent, meaning that they never seem to go away and don’t change much from day to day, even when there isn’t any particular reason for feeling that way?

2. Do they interfere with your life, leaving you unable to enjoy things you normally like doing? In severe cases, depression can make normal everyday tasks like getting dressed or doing the shopping feel impossible?

Do you think you have depression?

If you notice that you have been experiencing some of these symptoms for over two weeks, that they are persistent and are interfering your work, study or home life, and you do not have any identifiable reason for feeling this way it is a good idea to see your GP.

Treating depression

The majority of people do recover from depression with support.

To recover from depression you need help and support that is going to work for you. There are a variety of different treatments and therapies for depression, and often people find that a combination of these works best.

There is no “golden rule” or “one size fits all” so what helps one person may not be the best treatment option for another. This is as true of medication as well as other therapies.

Do not give up if the first thing doesn’t work for you. Even if you think that your situation is hopeless, depression is treatable. There are many roads to get to the place of recovery.

In fact visiting this website is an important step in getting help for depression. Finding out what is available can help you make an informed choice about what might be best for you.

Treatment and support options for depression

These are some of the options available