Joined: 15 Aug 2005 Posts: 16 Location: California
Depression Screening Too Liberal? Posted: 09-01-05 20:29pm
I've been taking those depression
screening tests online, because I cut and
I feel like crap all the time. Most of
them say I show signs of clinical
depression and that I could benefit from
therapy. But, when you think about it
who couldn't benefit from therapy? Does
anyone else think those tests overdiagnose
you? Or, do any of you know of any mroe
reliable tests? Thanks for your time.
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irishamethyst
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 18 Jul 2005 Posts: 75 Location: Ireland
Posted: 09-02-05 06:17am
You could say that diagnostic criteria set
by the so-called professionals are too
liberal as well. I think that many
people deny that they suffer etc. Also,
I think if we're honest with ourselves we
know the answer. I think the fact that
you took the test in the first inst, is
probably a good indicator.
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cymrich
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Sep 2005 Posts: 5
Posted: 09-02-05 17:42pm
Very interesting... I took a couple of
those tests just now to see what you were
talking about. Both tell me I am severly
depressed... Which I know already even
though I have never been to see a doctor
about it. However one told me that I was
in danger of hurting myself and should
call 911 or go to an emergency room
immediately... I think it is from the
question along the lines of "do you ever
feel you would be better off dead or think
about hurting yourself?". I answered
sometimes... In truth I usually use that
as a guideline to how bad I am
depressed... The better the idea of
suicide and/or just plain disappearing
from existance sounds, the more depressed
I am. Right now I am not really that
bad... But even at my worst, it was still
just thoughts and I wasn't really making
plans...
So in any case, yeah, I think that the one
definitely is overdiagnosing... I imagine
if I were to discuss that with them, they
would offer the "liability" excuse...
Something to the effect of "if we didn't
make that recomendation and someone ended
up hurting themselves they may try to hold
us liable".
Anyway... If you are cutting on yourself
you are probably in need of some
assistance. I've never really harmed
myself out of depression... Anger on the
other hand... Punching solid objects out
of anger does you no favors... Lets leave
it at that... That was many years ago
anyway.
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Atropos
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Aug 2005 Posts: 16 Location: California
Posted: 09-03-05 19:36pm
What would be more helpful would be some
kind of info to tell you what's normal.
Because i'm sure everyone thinks about
suicide, right? I do agree with the
liability issue, that's probably the
reason. Maybe the same goes for
real-life doctors, too.
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