--- title: Mindful Health Solutions Blog | Depression Screening description: Depression Screening | --- \*Required Field ![](https://info.mindfulhealthsolutions.com/hubfs/TMSHealthSolutions_Jul2015_FILES/images/close_img.png) ### Talk to a TMS Specialist Need to speak to someone? 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Most of the time, it is acceptable to take a vacation or a "mental health day," but seeking professional help to cope with mental illness is still often stigmatized. Getting past the stigma requires a treatment that is new, safe, and very practical. 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Symptoms >may include feelings of emptiness, fatigue, irritation, agitation, anxiety, and failure to enjoy activities which you once considered ‘fun’. Those who are clinically depressed may experience any combination of these symptoms due to a clinically depressed mental state. [Read More](https://info.mindfulhealthsolutions.com/blog/lifting-the-weight-of-clinical-depression) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.mindfulhealthsolutions.com/blog/lifting-the-weight-of-clinical-depression#comments-listing) Topics: [Depression](https://info.mindfulhealthsolutions.com/blog/topic/depression), [Depression Screening](https://info.mindfulhealthsolutions.com/blog/topic/depression-screening), [clinical depression](https://info.mindfulhealthsolutions.com/blog/topic/clinical-depression), [depression symptoms](https://info.mindfulhealthsolutions.com/blog/topic/depression-symptoms), [depression treatment](https://info.mindfulhealthsolutions.com/blog/topic/depression-treatment) ## [Preventive Depression Screenings Help Deliver Treatment, Ease Stigma](https://info.mindfulhealthsolutions.com/blog/preventive-depression-screenings-help-deliver-treatment-ease-stigma) Posted by [Stephanie Dodaro](https://info.mindfulhealthsolutions.com/blog/author/stephanie-dodaro) on Feb 18, 2016 2:58:31 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://info.mindfulhealthsolutions.com/hubfs/depressed_woman_being_screened_for_depression.jpg)](https://info.mindfulhealthsolutions.com/blog/preventive-depression-screenings-help-deliver-treatment-ease-stigma) “When I was first diagnosed with major depressive disorder, I was taken aback.” said writer Marie Rudowski. “It was 1993 and ‘depression’ wasn’t quite a household word yet. People with mental illnesses were considered weak or even throwaways. I was glad to have a diagnosis, but I didn’t want to think of myself as ‘broken.’" [Read More](https://info.mindfulhealthsolutions.com/blog/preventive-depression-screenings-help-deliver-treatment-ease-stigma) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.mindfulhealthsolutions.com/blog/preventive-depression-screenings-help-deliver-treatment-ease-stigma#comments-listing) Topics: [Depression](https://info.mindfulhealthsolutions.com/blog/topic/depression), [Depression Screening](https://info.mindfulhealthsolutions.com/blog/topic/depression-screening) [All posts](https://info.mindfulhealthsolutions.com/blog/all) ### Have You Been Tested for Depression? New depression screening guidelines established by the U.S. Preventative Task Force suggest that depression screening should be a standard component of your basic medical treatment. Is this a good idea for you? 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