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October 8, 2009
Whether for heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes or depression, health screenings provide a quick and easy way to spot the first signs of serious illness and can reach people who might not otherwise seek professional medical advice.
Clinical depression is a common medical illness affecting more than 19 million American adults each year. Like screenings for other illnesses, depression screenings should be a routine part of healthcare.
Why Screen for Depression?
- Clinical depression is a serious medical illness.
- Clinical depression can lead to suicide.
- Sometimes people with depression mistakenly believe that the symptoms of depression are a "normal part of life."
- Clinical depression affects men and women of all ages, races and socioeconomic groups.
- One in four women and one inten men will experience depression at some point during their lifetimes.
- Two-thirds of those suffering from the illness do not seek the necessary treatment.
- Depression can complicate and occur along with other medical conditions.
- 10-15% of all depressions are triggered by other medical conditions (such as thyroid disease, cancer or neurological problems) or by medications. The use of drugs and alcohol can also cause depression.
- More than 80 percentof all cases of clinical depression can be effectively treated with medication, psychotherapy or a combination of both.
- Screenings are often the first step in getting help.
October 8, 2009 is National Depression Screening Day. If you haven’t been feeling quite yourself lately and you’re ready to do something about it, consider stopping by one of the screening sites below for a free confidential screening. Trained mental health screeners will talk with you and help you get back on track.
Please visit any of the sites below for your free depression screening:
Davidson County
Screening Site: Psychiatric Hospital at Vanderbilt
Address: 1601 23rd Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37212
Phone: 615-320-7770
Date/Time of Event: 10/8/09 1:00 PM until 4:00 PM
Ages: 4 to 65 years old
Screening Site: TN Voices for Children
Address: 701 Bradford Avenue, Nashville, TN 37204
Phone: 615-269-7751
Date of Event: 10/8/09 AM until 5 PM—
Screening Site: Centennial Medical Center
Address: 2300 Patterson Street, Nashville 37203, Third Floor Tower Classroom
Date of Event: 10/06/09, 10 am – 2 pm
Hickman County
Screening Site: Hickman County Justice Center
Address: 104 College Street Centerville, TN 37033
Phone number: 931-729-1941
Date: 10/03/2009 10 AM until 4 PM
Event Location: Civitan Car Show in Justice Center Parking Lot
Screening Site: Hickman Community Hospital (Education Classroom)
Address: 135 East Swan Street, Centerville, TN 37033
Phone Number: 931-729-1941
Date: 10/20/2009 6:30 AM until 3:30 PM
Rutherford County
Screening Site: The Guidance Center
Address: 118 North Church Street, Murfreesboro, TN 37130
Phone Number: 615-898-0771
Date of event: 10/8/09, 8 AM until 10 AM, All ages
Williamson County
Screening Site: The Martin Center
Address: 960 Heritage Way, Brentwood, TN 37027
Phone: 376-0102
Date/hours of event: 10/8/09. 10 am – 1 pm.
Humphreys County
Screening Site: King Family Medical, Dr. Cain and Associates
Address: 215A Holly Lane, Waverly, TN 37185
Phone: 931/296-9813
Date and Hours: 10/8/09, 9 am – 3 pm
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