Behavioral Health Conditions

Depression

Everyone occasionally feels sad or down. These feelings typically are short-lived and pass within a few days. However, if an individual continuously feels sad, hopeless and lost – for weeks, months or even years – it is likely that they have some form of depression.

Major depression is one of the most common mental illnesses, affecting 6.7 percent (more than 16 million) of American adults each year (SAMHSA, 2014).

Refer to the resources below to help in screening and understanding depression, and get your patients the care they need. 

  • Feeling hopeless
  • Sad, anxious or feeling empty
  • Difficulty concentrating
  • Aches or pains
  • Headaches
  • Overeating or appetite loss
  • Difficulty sleeping or excessive sleeping
  • Excessive crying
  • Angry outbursts
  • Slowed thinking, speaking or body movements