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FAQ
HOW IS DEPRESSION IDENTIFIED AND MANAGED?
The first step in getting a diagnosis is to see a doctor for a physical examination. Certain drugs and medical problems, such as thyroid dysfunction, can create depression-like symptoms. A physical examination, interview, and lab testing can be used by a clinician to rule out these possibilities. If a medical illness is ruled out as a cause, the doctor can either treat the patient or send him or her to a mental health expert.
Depressed people can be treated in a variety of ways once they’ve been diagnosed. Antidepressant drugs and psychotherapy, which can be used in combination, are the mainstays of treatment for depression.
WHAT ABOUT LATER IN LIFE DEPRESSION?
Other variables, such as changes in the brain or body, may be at play in older persons who encounter depression for the first time later in life. An older adult with no family or personal history of depression may develop «vascular depression,» as some clinicians refer to it. A concurrent cardiovascular ailment, such as heart disease or stroke, may put people with vascular depression at risk.