Diagnosis of Depression
For treating any disease, diagnosis is very important otherwise wrong treatment can caused serious effects on the body. There is no particular test for diagnosis of depression, therefore by asking questions to the patient, family members and friends doctors can draw the conclusion of whether the person has been affected by depression or not.
Criteria for Diagnosis
- After collection of history, physician can give the treatment accordingly.
- If the patient is severely depressed
- If patient is showing symptoms after the child birth then it postpartum psychiatric disorder
Before starting the treatment, doctors mainly concentrate on the physical aspect of the patient and then collecting information from the patient. Some questions are common that physician asked for collecting the history of the patient are as follows.
- About the family history of a person regarding depression
- Whether he/she has sleeping problem
- Change in the diet i.e. amount eating food has increased or decreased
- Problems at work place
- Problems in relation with the family members and friends
- Financial problems
- Problems in married life
- If is a child then physician can ask the problems related to studies and school
- Sometimes problem are seen in women after delivery, in such condition doctor will ask questions related to that
condition
- To get information about the patient, the doctor can ask questions to the members of the family and friends
- Person shows change in the behavior
- He can ask the family members and friends about the behavior of the patient when alone or in group
So by questioning, the physician will collect information and start treating the patient. Along with the information, doctor can ask the patient to take blood tests and tests for thyroid from depression can be detected.
According to the severity/degree of the disease, the physiotherapist gives the treatment.
If you are feeling depressed or if you are showing symptoms of depression then you need to discuss your problem with the physician so that you can come out of the situation.
Always avoid the consumption of antidepressant medicines without informing the physician otherwise it can create adverse effect on the body as well as on the mind.
