It is a simple and reliable way to evaluate feelings on your own. If you complete the questionnaire and find that you have a score higher than 5, the next step should be to make an appointment with you doctor. Bring the questionnaire with you and show it to him or her. The most common treatments for depression are professional counseling, antidepression medication, or a combination of the two. Psychologists, social workers, psychiatrists, and some members of the clergy offer counseling or psychotherapy.
Group therapy can also be beneficial.
Antidepressant medication, which can only be prescribed by a medical doctor, can help elevate mood and sustain it while a patient is confronting underlying problems with the help of a counselor. Remember, depression is a highly treatable disorder. CLUW is an organization with 20,000 members that seeks to inspire and educate union women to assume policy-making roles within their unions and the union movement. Women from all parts of the United States participated in the survey. Send a check payable to Brandeis University to the National Policy and Resource Center on Women and Aging, Heller School MS 035, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02254-9110.