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When You Suspect You Have Depression - Interactive Online Test You doctor, if he or she is like most others, will be very wary of your using an online depression test to self diagnose, and for good reason. These types of tests can of course be very useful, but not if they are done instead of seeing your doctor! So by all means use them, but do realise that your symptoms may be because of medical reasons, or even because of other psychological conditions. What to Do When You or a Loved One Has Depression Families often feel helpless in the face of depression, especially if the depressed family member refuses to communicate meaningfully. The family might react by in turn withdrawing from the sufferer, almost frightened to be perceived as "interfering". Alternatively they might exhort the sufferer to "just pull up those socks" or "look on the bright side". Quick Tips for Overcoming Even Serious Depression If there were a prize for "Most Damaging and Dangerous" of all mental disorders, depression would be the stand out winner. It's not just that depression affects so many people (some experts estimate around 50%, and for elderly men, over 95%), and that depression is the leading cause of suicide. It's not even that when someone in your home has depression, EVERYBODY suffers.