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How is stress diagnosed?

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Stress is subjective and there is no specific test to diagnose it. Your healthcare provider can evaluate your mental state and use questionnaires to understand your stress and how it affects your life. 

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There are a number of personality inventories and psychological tests that doctors can use to help diagnose the amount of stress that the patient experiences and the coping strategies that he or she uses to deal with them.

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