How Does a Doctor “diagnose” You With Depression?

Question by : How does a doctor “diagnose” you with Depression?
I was just wondering, & if it’s any different, I was looking for an answering to how they diagnose depression with Teens. If it’s not different, well, I just wanna know! Thanks!

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Answer by Al
There are many signs that they look for such as your posture, your weight, skin tone and many emotional behaviors and responses to questions I would not tell you about so that you can go to a doctor and try to pull one over on him or her.

Answer by Emily
I am a teen diagnosed with depression.
It basically just involves talking about your symptoms, life in general, etc. The doc will ask you about stuff, you answer.
It might take a few sessions before you get diagnosed with something.
But that’s basically it.

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