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Questions to Ask Your Doctor About Depression
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This anonymous depression quiz can help you determine if you should see a health care professional regarding your feelings. This depression test should only be used as a guideline about symptoms of depression in adults. It is not appropriate for persons under age 18. It does not replace a formal evaluation by a mental health professional.

Over the past two weeks have you...	Never	Rarely	Sometimes	Often	Most of the time
been feeling down, depressed or hopeless?
felt you were a failure or felt you let down others?
felt restless or irritable?
had trouble concentrating on things such as reading the newspaper or watching television?
had problems with falling asleep or staying asleep?
felt tired?
felt you would be better off dead or wanted to hurt yourself?
noticed a change in your appetite (increase or decrease)?
lost interest in things you normally enjoy?
felt worthless?

Result:

Your questionnaire result will appear above after you submit your answers. To read about symptoms and treatment options, go to depression. You might also want to read about bipolar disorder.

Source: Mental Health America (formerly known as The National Mental Health Association)

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