Major Depression Diagnosis

How to diagnosis major depression? Is it using laboratory check up such as X-Ray test? Or using blood test? To answer this question, first thing that we must know, major depression isn't a physical sickness that attacking  human organ. If we talk about "major depression", it's a sickness that attacking psychology or mental of human.

So, to diagnosis this sickness, it only can be known by:

1) Pysical Exam and Laboratory Test, to make sure if there aren't any physical sickness or medical issues that lead to major depression.

In this exam, the doctor can use blood test to check if there are any medical issues that can lead to major depression.
For example, the use of alcohol or any medical item that out of dose, medication of cancer or stroke, and hypotiroidsm. That kind of medical issues also may lead to major depression.


2)Psychological Evaluation, to check the sign of depression
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This medical evaluation must be held by general practitioner or psychologist. What will they do to the check the patient? First thing that they must do is to records the person's current circumtances, biographical history, current symptoms, and family history of the sufferer.
They will do some interview about personal and family psychiatric history. Maybe, it's also need to complete a depression screening test.

The conclusion is, someone can be diagnosed suffer from major depression after completing those evaluation.

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