That's why High Point University will observe National Depression Screening Day Oct. 6. From 1 to 3 p.m. that day, the university's counseling office will offer free, anonymous depression screenings to the community in the great room of Slane University Center on the High Point Campus. Individuals needing further evaluation will be referred to local treatment services. In fact, one in five adults may experience a bout of depression during their lives. Manic depression, also known as bipolar disorder, also includes feelings euphoria or agitation.
Dysthymia is a mild form of depression that lasts two years or more.
But risks for manic depression are similar in men and women. Teen suicide rates, which have more than tripled since 1950, suggest that depression is on the rise among adolescents. In the U.S., more than 5000 teens take their lives each year. Suicide is the third leading cause of death among teenagers. Depression does not discriminate.