The following questions are related to ‘Depression’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
This list is sorted chronologically, from newest back to earliest.
Q: I’m fairly certain I’m experiencing something that’s not normal people for people to deal with. In my later teenage years I experienced a severe depression and received treatment and medication. The bad feelings slowly ebbed away, but since then I’ve been having feelings of extreme anxiety (constantly for the past three or four years), [...]
Q: I fear my father, who is 47 years old, might be depressed. He doesn’t appear to appreciate either himself or what he has. He works long hours at an emotionally and physically stressful job. He seems to feel alone and isolated. My father is VERY nostalgic, and constantly compares the present to the past. [...]
Q: I think my mother might have a clinical depression. It has always gone unsaid in the past, but lately she has been saying more things like “I think I have some serious problems” and making other statements that indicate she might be depressed. She will say things like “I think I’ll just go away [...]
Q: I’m a teenage male and still a student in school. The summer vacation has ended, and I pretty much just spent it smoking weed every day, watching television, and hanging with friends. Basically, it was a great summer. My teachers are nice and I have friends in all my classes. The night before my [...]
Q: My son has ADHD, is irresponsible, and lies. He started lying to cover up his irresponsibility. When continually asked by a teacher about his homework, he started making up excuses: printer broke, parents kept me out too late, etc. This was to avoid the teacher’s wrath if he said “I forgot to do it” [...]
