You will have to see a psychiatrist to determine if you really are having a clinical depression. The psychiatrist can also tell you the severity of your depression and what you can do about it.
The most popular method is to ask your doctor or therapist to give you the "Beck Depression Inventory" This will score you on your level of depression. Only your doctor or psychiatrist is qualified to interpret the results of the Beck test. Keep that in mind.
It would be helpful if there were an accurate blood test for the diagnosis of depression. However, there is no valid laboratory test, to date. (It was once thought that the dexamethasone suppression test was an accurate blood test for depression - and many were ordered in the 1970s. It proved to be both inaccurate and invalid.) The best way to diagnose depression is by a combination of clinical interviewing and scale scoring (HAM-D or Hamilton Depression Scale, or MADRAS, which is the the Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating and Assessment Scale). The do-it-yourself Beck Depression inventory (BDI) can be downloaded or viewed online. If depression is suspected, it wouldn't be a bad idea to schedule an appointment with a qualified therapist. If depressive symptoms are moderate to severe, medication can help to supplement the work of therapy (from a primary care physician or psychiatrist).
The test will consist of two different sections. This test is going to measure your skills in a clinical simulation.The written part will test all your knowledge of information you have learned through school.
Depression-screening.org has a good depression screener. Mayoclinc.com has a good depression self-assessment. Where can you find and online depression test? You can find online depression test all over the internet. I would suggest using www.everydayhealth.com/depression.
they are prob. not valid and the test is not mesured depression
Certified Respiratory Therapist. It means you have taken the test and passed.
It is a test that will objectively measure the knowledge skill and abilities of a therapist to ensure you basically know what your are doing. You can get more information and also take a practice test on the following website. www.nbrc.org.
There are many places to get this kind of test, such as your local gym. If your local gym doesn't offer a Fitness test, you can always go to your doctor's office and see if they offer any type of Fitness testing.
An Online Depression test works by the user answering a series of question that test the current mood of the person. As depression change the moon frequently the test can determine the range of emotion of the user. It asks question about how the user would solve situation to determine if they have depression because user who have depression would has an unclear judgment compare to a non-depression user.
A therapist means/does therapys like somebody very sick, that = therapy test . In spanish it is called " terapia "!
There is a test for depression called a depression screener. They look at the answers given and can tell you if you might be a candidate for medical treatment. You can find an accredited one at www.liveyourlifewell.org.
No. You should not depend on an online depression test. Depression should only be diagnosed by a professional who is trained in the area of mental health.