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You are here: Home / Thoughts and Tips / “Do I Have Depression?” Your Sleep Patterns May Offer a Tentative Answer

August 8, 2011 By Dr. Greg Hamlin

“Do I Have Depression?” Your Sleep Patterns May Offer a Tentative Answer

Of course, the best way to answer question, “Do I have depression?” is to schedule one session with a mental health professional who is skilled in diagnosing depression.  Short of that, a good depression checklist can suggest how many of the symptoms of depression you may currently be experiencing.

Having said that, it is true that there are a few common markers for depression.  For example, if a person often wakes up hours before the alarm and cannot get back to sleep, then the answer the question, “Do I have depression?” is probably, “Yes.”  It’s always a risky step to draw conclusions on the basis of one symptom, but the inability to stay asleep at night is often accompanied by other symptoms of depression.

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