Depression Criteria
- You feel sad, scared, or empty for weeks or months at a time.
- You feel down-hearted, blue and sad.
- You feel that you can’t help yourself get better.
- You feel hopeless or guilty.
- Morning is when you feel the best.
- You can’t keep your mind on anything for a long time.
- You have trouble making decisions.
- You feel more nervous, jumpy, or short-tempered than usual.
- Your eating habits change.
- You gain or lose weight without meaning to.
- You have trouble sleeping through the night.
- You sleep too much.
- You wake up early and can’t go back to sleep.
- You don’t seem to have any energy.
- You get tired with no reason.
- You have crying spells or feel like it.
- You feel sluggish or tired all the time.
- You are more irritable than usual.
- You are not interested in things you usually like to do.
- You have lost interest in sex.
- You feel useful and needed.
- Your life is pretty full.
- You have thoughts of killing yourself or you have tried to kill yourself.
- You feel others would be better off if you were dead.
Personal History
- Do you have any allergies to medications, foods, preservatives, or dyes?
- Do you consume alcoholic beverages?
- Do you take any other medications, over the counter or prescription?
- Do you have kidney or liver disease?
- Are you pregnant or plan to become pregnant?
- Do you have, or have you had, an eating disorder such as bulimia or anorexia nervosa?
- Do you have a history of head injury, convulsions or seizures?