How Depression Is Diagnosed
An educational overview of who makes the diagnosis and what an assessment involves.
In preparation. This article has not been written yet. The outline below shows the sections it will cover once it has been written and medically reviewed.
Who makes the diagnosis
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What a diagnostic assessment involves
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The criteria clinicians work from
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Why a questionnaire score is not a diagnosis
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What else gets ruled out first
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Why a documented diagnosis matters later
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Sources
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By Mike Cowan, DO
Medically reviewed by Mike Cowan, DO