{"id":1112,"date":"2023-02-13T16:20:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-13T15:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/?p=1112"},"modified":"2023-02-13T16:20:04","modified_gmt":"2023-02-13T15:20:04","slug":"how-is-depression-detected-and-treated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/?p=1112","title":{"rendered":"How is depression detected and treated?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What Is Depression?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n


Everyone occasionally feels blue or sad, but these feelings are usually fleeting and pass within a couple of days. When a person has a depressive disorder, it interferes with daily life, normal functioning, and causes pain for both the person with the disorder and those who care about him or her.
Depression is a common but serious illness, and most who experience it need treatment to get better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Many people with a depressive illness never seek treatment. But the vast majority, even those with the most severe depression, can get better with treatment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Intensive research into the illness has resulted in the development of medications, psychotherapies, and other methods to treat people with this disabling disorder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How is depression detected and treated?<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Depression, even the most severe cases, is a highly treatable disorder. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As with many illnesses, the earlier that treatment can begin, the more effective it is and the greater the
likelihood that recurrence can be prevented.
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first step to getting appropriate treatment is to visit a doctor. Certain medications, and some medical conditions such as viruses or a thyroid disorder, can cause the same symptoms as depression. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A doctor can rule out these possibilities by conducting a physical examination, interview and lab tests. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If the doctor can eliminate a medical condition as a cause, he or she should conduct a psychological evaluation or refer the patient to a mental health professional.
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The doctor or mental health professional will conduct a complete diagnostic evaluation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He or she should discuss any family history of depression, and get a complete history of symptoms, e.g., when they started, how long they have lasted, their severity, and whether they have occurred
before and if so, how they were treated. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\nhttps:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/how-do-children-and-adolescents-experience-depression\/\n<\/div>
How do children and adolescents experience depression?<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

He or she should also ask if the patient is using alcohol or drugs, and whether the patient is thinking about death or suicide.
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once diagnosed, a person with depression can be treated with a number of methods. The most common treatments are medication and psychotherapy.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What Is Depression? Everyone occasionally feels blue or sad, but these feelings are usually fleeting and pass within a couple of days. When a person has a depressive disorder, it interferes with daily life, normal functioning, and causes pain for both the person with the disorder and those who care about him or her.Depression is …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1113,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[44,47,45],"class_list":["post-1112","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-therapy-for-anxiety","tag-anxiety","tag-depression","tag-therapy-for-anxiety"],"yoast_head":"\nHow is depression detected and treated? - Therapy for anxiety<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/?p=1112\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How is depression detected and treated?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"What Is Depression? Everyone occasionally feels blue or sad, but these feelings are usually fleeting and pass within a couple of days. When a person has a depressive disorder, it interferes with daily life, normal functioning, and causes pain for both the person with the disorder and those who care about him or her.Depression is …\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/?p=1112\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Therapy for anxiety\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-02-13T15:20:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-02-13T15:20:04+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/330894995_1158383704750365_2514322472758698687_n.gif\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"635\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"417\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/gif\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/?p=1112#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/?p=1112\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/#\/schema\/person\/ae5d4dc096f21f5613cf2118961bdf88\"},\"headline\":\"How is depression detected and treated?\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-02-13T15:20:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-02-13T15:20:04+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/?p=1112\"},\"wordCount\":352,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"anxiety\",\"depression\",\"therapy for anxiety\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Therapy for anxiety\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/?p=1112#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/?p=1112\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/?p=1112\",\"name\":\"How is depression detected and treated? - Therapy for anxiety\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2023-02-13T15:20:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-02-13T15:20:04+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/?p=1112#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/?p=1112\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/?p=1112#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"How is depression detected and treated?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/\",\"name\":\"Therapy for anxiety\",\"description\":\"Therapy for anxiety\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Therapy for anxiety\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/cropped-cropped-1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/cropped-cropped-1.png\",\"width\":512,\"height\":512,\"caption\":\"Therapy for anxiety\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/#\/schema\/person\/ae5d4dc096f21f5613cf2118961bdf88\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/02af14c59cb0546e2aca3b5ef1f4f5ecbb1b2a136b9581942717e120faad2633?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/02af14c59cb0546e2aca3b5ef1f4f5ecbb1b2a136b9581942717e120faad2633?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/?author=1\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"How is depression detected and treated? - Therapy for anxiety","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/?p=1112","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"How is depression detected and treated?","og_description":"What Is Depression? Everyone occasionally feels blue or sad, but these feelings are usually fleeting and pass within a couple of days. When a person has a depressive disorder, it interferes with daily life, normal functioning, and causes pain for both the person with the disorder and those who care about him or her.Depression is …","og_url":"https:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/?p=1112","og_site_name":"Therapy for anxiety","article_published_time":"2023-02-13T15:20:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-02-13T15:20:04+00:00","og_image":[{"width":635,"height":417,"url":"https:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/330894995_1158383704750365_2514322472758698687_n.gif","type":"image\/gif"}],"author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/?p=1112#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/?p=1112"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/#\/schema\/person\/ae5d4dc096f21f5613cf2118961bdf88"},"headline":"How is depression detected and treated?","datePublished":"2023-02-13T15:20:00+00:00","dateModified":"2023-02-13T15:20:04+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/?p=1112"},"wordCount":352,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/#organization"},"keywords":["anxiety","depression","therapy for anxiety"],"articleSection":["Therapy for anxiety"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/?p=1112#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/?p=1112","url":"https:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/?p=1112","name":"How is depression detected and treated? - Therapy for anxiety","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/#website"},"datePublished":"2023-02-13T15:20:00+00:00","dateModified":"2023-02-13T15:20:04+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/?p=1112#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/?p=1112"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/?p=1112#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"How is depression detected and treated?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/#website","url":"https:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/","name":"Therapy for anxiety","description":"Therapy for anxiety","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/#organization","name":"Therapy for anxiety","url":"https:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/cropped-cropped-1.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/cropped-cropped-1.png","width":512,"height":512,"caption":"Therapy for anxiety"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/#\/schema\/person\/ae5d4dc096f21f5613cf2118961bdf88","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/02af14c59cb0546e2aca3b5ef1f4f5ecbb1b2a136b9581942717e120faad2633?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/02af14c59cb0546e2aca3b5ef1f4f5ecbb1b2a136b9581942717e120faad2633?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"admin"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org"],"url":"https:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/?author=1"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1112","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1112"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1112\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1114,"href":"https:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1112\/revisions\/1114"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1113"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1112"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1112"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/therapyforanxiety.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1112"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}