Why screen for depression?

Today is National Depression Screening Day. Everyone feels sad sometimes, but how do you know whether it’s sadness or depression? It doesn’t matter your gender, race, socioeconomic group—depression can affect anyone, and you don’t always know when you have it. There are many reasons to be screened for depression. For one, it’s a serious mental health condition that can increase suicide risk. Depression can also complicate other medical issues when it happens at the same time. Once you diagnose depression, it’s highly treatable and your symptoms could get a lot better. If you think you (or a loved one) may benefit from being screened for depression, consider taking our [online depression assessment.]( You don’t have to live this way forever, and support is available. While you don’t need a mental health condition to use Talkspace, Talkspace therapy and Psychiatry can help treat anyone with anxiety, depression, and many other conditions. Take [$100 off]( your first month of Talkspace therapy with code [SCREENING]( from now until Sunday. You can see our plan options by clicking [here](. All the best, The Talkspace Team [Talkspace](www.talkspace.com/login) [Unsubscribe]( Talkspace's free depression tests are to help you understand your symptoms of depression. For a clinical depression diagnosis, it is important to see a licensed therapist or mental health professional.