Depression!

Many people in the U.S. and world are suffering from some type of depression. Sometimes they never recieve any health care. How does one classify what kind of depression one has? Are they really depressed? Are they having a bad day? New York doctors have come up with a screening survey that they hope will spread world wide and become a standard of practice in detecting depression.

As a teacher we are constantly around youth. Some youth might be experiencing depression. If there is a survey that would be available to detect depression we need to be aware of it. Because we can get our students help immediately so that they will continue learning and improving at school instead of feeling hopeless.

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/13/health/13depress.html?ex=1271044800&en=d4451124d2f86e73&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt