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Depression
Affects: Brain/Mind · Mental Health
Severe
Severity
Weeks to chronic
Duration
Brain/Mind
Body Part
Mental Health
Category
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🩺How Doctors Diagnose Depression
- 1Detailed history-taking — onset, duration, severity, and aggravating factors of depression
- 2Physical examination of the brain/mind and related body systems
- 3Routine blood tests, urine analysis, and relevant laboratory investigations
- 4Imaging studies such as X-ray, ultrasound, MRI, or CT scan if an underlying cause is suspected
- 5Specialist referral based on initial findings (neurologist, cardiologist, etc.)
- 6Follow-up monitoring to assess treatment response and rule out serious causes
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