National Depression Screening Day

National Depression Screening Day is technically October 11, but since that is a Saturday, we chose to make today, October 9th, our UNT Dallas Campus Depression Screening Day. We had a booth set up on the third floor with mental health information available for students. We also provided students with an online Mental Health Screening located at www.mentalhealthscreening.org/screening/welcome.asp.

You can go to this website now and put in UNTDALLAS for the Keyword to screen yourself for depression, generalized anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, and bi-polar disorder.

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 in 10 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 co-occur and complicate other medical conditions.
More than 80 percent of 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.

*Taken from the Mental Health America website www.nmha.org

Don't forget that the Student Development Office provides FREE counseling sessions to students (up to eight sessions) which can help deal with all the issues of life!

Contact us to make an appointment or if you have any questions regarding your screening. studentdevelopment@unt.edu or 972-780-3632