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URLhttps://www2.hse.ie/conditions/clinical-depression/diagnosis/
Last Crawled2026-04-11 01:38:30 (2 days ago)
First Indexed2022-10-05 05:11:10 (3 years ago)
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Meta TitleClinical depression diagnosis
Meta DescriptionTalking to your GP is the first step in diagnosis and treatment for depression. Find out when to talk to a GP and what to expect at your appointment.
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Talk to your GP if you have symptoms of depression every day for more than 2 weeks. You should also talk to your GP if you: have symptoms of depression that are not improving notice your mood affects your work, other interests, and relationships with your family and friends have thoughts of suicide or self-harm Seeing your GP is the first step to getting treatments such as self-help, talking therapy or medicine. When you're depressed it can be difficult to imagine that treatment can help. But the sooner you get treatment, the sooner your depression will improve. Talking to your GP about depression Some conditions can cause symptoms of depression, for example an underactive thyroid . To rule out other conditions your GP may do a urine test or blood test . There are no physical tests for depression. Your GP will try to find out if you have depression by asking you questions. They will ask about your health and how it is affecting you mentally and physically. They'll also ask about: your medical history previous mental health difficulties your home environment and lifestyle recent triggers such as stressful events if you've had thoughts of suicide or self-harm Try to be open and honest with your answers. Describe how your symptoms are affecting you. Confidentiality Any discussion you have with your GP will be confidential. Your GP will only break this rule if: there's a significant risk of harm to yourself or others informing a family member would reduce that risk Content supplied by the  NHS  and adapted for Ireland by the HSE
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[Skip to main content](https://www2.hse.ie/conditions/clinical-depression/diagnosis/#maincontent) - [Jobs](https://about.hse.ie/jobs/job-search/) - [HSE Staff](https://healthservice.hse.ie/staff/) - [About the HSE](https://about.hse.ie/) Menu Close Toggle search Search Close Recommended links - [Medical cards](https://www2.hse.ie/services/schemes-allowances/medical-cards/) - [European Health Insurance Card (EHIC)](https://www2.hse.ie/services/schemes-allowances/ehic/) - [Find urgent and emergency care](https://www2.hse.ie/services/urgent-emergency-care/) - [Find a civil registration service](https://www2.hse.ie/services/births-deaths-and-marriages/find-a-civil-registration-service/) - [GP visit cards](https://www2.hse.ie/services/schemes-allowances/gp-visit-cards/gp-visit-cards/) - [Health A to Z](https://www2.hse.ie/conditions/) - [Services](https://www2.hse.ie/services/) - [Living well](https://www2.hse.ie/living-well/) - [Mental health](https://www2.hse.ie/mental-health/) - [Pregnancy and birth](https://www2.hse.ie/pregnancy-birth/) - [Babies and children](https://www2.hse.ie/babies-children/) - [Jobs](https://about.hse.ie/jobs/job-search/) - [HSE Staff](https://healthservice.hse.ie/staff/) - [About the HSE](https://about.hse.ie/) - [Health A to Z](https://www2.hse.ie/conditions/) - [Services](https://www2.hse.ie/services/) - [Living Well](https://www2.hse.ie/living-well) 1. [Home](https://www2.hse.ie/) 2. [Health A to Z](https://www2.hse.ie/conditions/) 3. [Clinical depression](https://www2.hse.ie/conditions/clinical-depression/) [Back to Clinical depression](https://www2.hse.ie/conditions/clinical-depression/) ### Warning notification:Warning Unfortunately, you are using an outdated browser. Please, upgrade your browser to improve your experience with HSE. The list of supported browsers: 1. [Chrome](https://www.google.com/intl/en_ie/chrome/ "Chrome") 2. [Edge](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/edge?form=MA13FJ&exp=e00 "Edge") 3. [FireFox](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/ "FireFox") 4. [Opera](https://www.opera.com/ "Opera") 5. [Safari](https://www.apple.com/safari/ "Safari") # Diagnosis - Clinical depression ## Contents 1. [Symptoms](https://www2.hse.ie/conditions/clinical-depression/) 2. [Causes](https://www2.hse.ie/conditions/clinical-depression/causes/) 3. Diagnosis 4. [Treatment](https://www2.hse.ie/conditions/clinical-depression/treatment/) 5. [Living with](https://www2.hse.ie/conditions/clinical-depression/living-with/) 6. [Psychotic depression](https://www2.hse.ie/conditions/clinical-depression/psychotic-depression/) Talk to your GP if you have symptoms of depression every day for more than 2 weeks. You should also talk to your GP if you: - have symptoms of depression that are not improving - notice your mood affects your work, other interests, and relationships with your family and friends - have thoughts of [suicide](https://www2.hse.ie/mental-health/services-support/get-urgent-help/) or [self-harm](https://www2.hse.ie/conditions/self-harm/) Seeing your GP is the first step to getting treatments such as self-help, talking therapy or medicine. When you're depressed it can be difficult to imagine that treatment can help. But the sooner you get treatment, the sooner your depression will improve. ## Talking to your GP about depression Some conditions can cause symptoms of depression, for example an [underactive thyroid](https://www2.hse.ie/conditions/underactive-thyroid-hypothyroidism/). To rule out other conditions your GP may do a urine test or [blood test](https://www2.hse.ie/conditions/blood-tests/). There are no physical tests for depression. Your GP will try to find out if you have depression by asking you questions. They will ask about your health and how it is affecting you mentally and physically. They'll also ask about: - your medical history - previous mental health difficulties - your home environment and lifestyle - recent triggers such as stressful events - if you've had thoughts of suicide or self-harm Try to be open and honest with your answers. Describe how your symptoms are affecting you. ### Confidentiality Any discussion you have with your GP will be confidential. Your GP will only break this rule if: - there's a significant risk of harm to yourself or others - informing a family member would reduce that risk *** Content supplied by the [NHS](https://www.nhs.uk/) and adapted for Ireland by the HSE Page last reviewed: 9 April 2025 Next review due: 9 April 2028 ## HSE Live - we're here to help Monday to Friday: 8am to 8pm Saturday: 9am to 5pm Sunday: Closed Bank holidays: Closed **Freephone: [1800 700 700](tel:1800700700)** **From outside Ireland: [00 353 1 240 8787](tel:0035312408787)** - [HSE Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/HSElive/) - [HSE Instagram](https://instagram.com/irishhealthservice) - [HSE TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com/@hselive) - [HSE YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoNNhGGAYkdavsSXp1iVzCg) - [HSE LinkedIn](https://ie.linkedin.com/company/health-service-executive) - [Complaints and feedback](https://www2.hse.ie/complaints-feedback/) - [Emergencies](https://www2.hse.ie/services/find-urgent-emergency-care/) - [Cookie settings](https://www2.hse.ie/conditions/clinical-depression/diagnosis/) ## Support links - [Cookie statement](https://www2.hse.ie/cookie-statement/) - [Accessibility](https://www2.hse.ie/accessibility-statement/) - [Privacy statement](https://www2.hse.ie/privacy-statement/) - [Disclaimer](https://www.hse.ie/disclaimer/) © Health Service Executive
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Talk to your GP if you have symptoms of depression every day for more than 2 weeks. You should also talk to your GP if you: - have symptoms of depression that are not improving - notice your mood affects your work, other interests, and relationships with your family and friends - have thoughts of [suicide](https://www2.hse.ie/mental-health/services-support/get-urgent-help/) or [self-harm](https://www2.hse.ie/conditions/self-harm/) Seeing your GP is the first step to getting treatments such as self-help, talking therapy or medicine. When you're depressed it can be difficult to imagine that treatment can help. But the sooner you get treatment, the sooner your depression will improve. ## Talking to your GP about depression Some conditions can cause symptoms of depression, for example an [underactive thyroid](https://www2.hse.ie/conditions/underactive-thyroid-hypothyroidism/). To rule out other conditions your GP may do a urine test or [blood test](https://www2.hse.ie/conditions/blood-tests/). There are no physical tests for depression. Your GP will try to find out if you have depression by asking you questions. They will ask about your health and how it is affecting you mentally and physically. They'll also ask about: - your medical history - previous mental health difficulties - your home environment and lifestyle - recent triggers such as stressful events - if you've had thoughts of suicide or self-harm Try to be open and honest with your answers. Describe how your symptoms are affecting you. ### Confidentiality Any discussion you have with your GP will be confidential. Your GP will only break this rule if: - there's a significant risk of harm to yourself or others - informing a family member would reduce that risk *** Content supplied by the [NHS](https://www.nhs.uk/) and adapted for Ireland by the HSE
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