<![CDATA[National Depression Screening Day]]>

452361 event 1443194139 1492118288 <![CDATA[National Depression Screening Day]]> Facts about Depression:

Depression can be characterized by three categories of symptoms, including mood, physical and cognitive changes.
Clinical depression is a serious medical illness that prevents a person from functioning normally.
Clinical depression can co-occur and complicate other medical conditions.
Clinical depression can lead to suicide.
More than 19 million Americans suffer from clinical depression, regardless of age, gender, race and socioeconomic status.
Sometimes people with depression mistakenly believe that the symptoms of depression are a "normal part of life."
Two-thirds of those suffering from the illness do not seek the necessary treatment.
More than 80 percent of all cases of clinical depression can be effectively treated with medication, psychotherapy or a combination of both.

]]> Screening for depression disorders is just as important as any other illness/disorder. The earlier that the health care provider identifies this disorder, the more effective treatment will be.

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