Yahoo Shine Article: Six Surprising Signs of Depression

Liz Brody wrote an excellent article for Yahoo Shine on the six surprising signs of depression- I know I have experienced all of them!   Here is the beginning of Liz Brody’s article and a link below. 

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Six Surprising Signs of Depression by Liz Brody

Here’s a “what-if” scenario: Your husband starts working late every night, you forget the last time you were physically intimate, and he seems to have lost interest in you. Shall we cut to the chase? The guy’s having an affair. Slam dunk, change your Facebook status. 

Maybe not. These signs are some of the lesser-known symptoms of depression. which affects nearly 1 out of 10 Americans, according to CDC figures released just in time for National Depression Screening Day. Throughout the country today, October 7, you can get a free, anonymous mental health evaluation at one of 1,500 facilities or by taking a three-minute test online. “You can do the screening for yourself, or for a loved one you’re worried about,” says Kathryn Quirk, spokesperson for Screening for Mental Health, which developed the special day that screened 250,000 people last year.  “Depression is a treatable, under-diagnosed disease. And this is where you can take the first step.”

Click here to read the rest of Liz’s article:

http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/health/6-surprising-signs-of-depression-2397387/

Have you or the person you care about experienced the symptoms she describes?

PS:  I would like to add a 7th: Irritation.  Did you know that there are two different types of depression? WEEPY AND IRRITATED. I have both.  What about you?

Julie

PSS: Here is another link for Depression Screening Day- which is apparently today!

http://www.thirdage.com/news/depression-screening-day-october-7_10-7-2010