Am I Depressed?

Loss of energy or motivation prevents work from getting done. It leads to irritable moods, feelings of guilt, relationship problems, and disrupted sleep. It may lead to unwanted weight gain or loss. Goals at Blair Counseling include increasing energy, better sleep, and finding an effective way to reduce dwelling on problems.

Feeling down, loss of energy or motivation, sleep and appetite disturbance, difficulty concentrating, and irritability are treatable. Studies find that while medication can reduce activity in the brain´s emotion centers (called the limbic system) Blair Counseling uses cognitive-behavioral therapy, which quiets over activity in a different region of the brain – the cortex, which is the seat of higher thought. This approach is demonstrated to have a much lower relapse rate.

Depression Screening

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Never	Rarely	Occasionally	Frequently	Very Frequently

Self	Other
		Are you feeling down on most days?
		Do you have aches or pains?
		Do you find it difficult to stop dwelling on situations?
		Are you noticing irritability?
		Have you lost interest in everyday activities?
		Have you gained or lost more than 15% of your body weight?
		Do you have difficulty falling asleep, or wake during the night, or wake too early?
		Do you feel you have lost energy?
		Are you having difficulty with concentration or making decisions?
		Are you self-critical?
		Do you have difficulty sitting still or make repetitive motions, like bouncing your leg?
		Do you notice slowed speech, thinking or body movements?
		Do you have thoughts of killing yourself or someone else? (If you have such thoughts, talk to a counselor or doctor as soon as possible. If you have a plan or may act on your thoughts, call 911.)

Consider a professional assessment if any of the following are answered yes:

	You are concerned about the checked symptoms.
	You checked “3’s” and “4’s” and have felt this way for at least two weeks.
	You have difficulty accomplishing daily tasks.

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