Depression Crossword Puzzle

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INSOMNIA: Trouble falling asleep, staying asleep, or waking up too early
CONCENTRATE: Depression can make it difficult to focus/_________
INTEREST: Depression can cause a loss of _____ in things you usually enjoy
APPETITE: Depression can cause an increase or decrease in ______ or weight
DEPRESSED: Feeling sad, blue, or down in the dumps
MOTIVATION: Depression can cause a lack of _____ to complete daily tasks
THIRTY: Percentage of adults who have been diagnosed with depression in their life
FEMALES: This gender experiences 1.5- to 3-fold higher rates of depression
SEROTONIN: One of the neurotransmitters depleted during depression
ANTIDEPRESSANT: Medication used to treat depression
MELATONIN: Chemical your body naturally produces to help regulate sleep
PSYCHIATRIST: Medical doctor who can diagnose and treat a wide variety of mental health conditions
THERAPY: Non-medication approach to treating mental health conditions by talking with a psychologist, therapist, or counselor
PHARMACIST: Health care professional who specializes in the management of medications
FOUR: Antidepressants can take _____ to six weeks to start working
STOMACH: Upset ______ is the most common side effect when starting an antidepressant
EXERCISE: Healthy diet and ____ can help improve symptoms of depression
PROZAC: First SSRI antidepressant approved in the U.S. in the 1980s
DAILY: Antidepressants must be taken _____, as opposed to as needed, in order to work properly
ADHERENCE: Taking your medications as prescribed
ALCOHOL: Drugs and _____ worsen depression
IRRITABILITY: Flu-like symptoms, insomnia, anxiety, and ____ can occur when abruptly discontinuing antidepressants
SIX: Number of months antidepressants should be continued in patients who achieve remission to decrease risk of relapse

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QUESTIONS LIST:

insomnia: trouble falling asleep, staying asleep, or waking up too early
concentrate: depression can make it difficult to focus/ _
interest: depression can cause a loss of _ in things you usually enjoy
appetite: depression can cause an increase or decrease in _ or weight
depressed: feeling sad, blue, or down in the dumps
motivation: depression can cause a lack of _ to complete daily tasks
thirty: percentage of adults who have been diagnosed with depression in their life
females: this gender experiences 1.5- to 3-fold higher rates of depression
serotonin: one of the neurotransmitters depleted during depression
antidepressant: medication used to treat depression
melatonin: chemical your body naturally produces to help regulate sleep
psychiatrist: medical doctor who can diagnose and treat a wide variety of mental health conditions
therapy: non-medication approach to treating mental health conditions by talking with a psychologist, therapist, or counselor
pharmacist: health care professional who specializes in the management of medications
four: antidepressants can take _ to six weeks to start working
stomach: upset _ is the most common side effect when starting an antidepressant
exercise: healthy diet and _ can help improve symptoms of depression
prozac: first ssri antidepressant approved in the u.s. in the 1980s
daily: antidepressants must be taken _ , as opposed to as needed, in order to work properly
adherence: taking your medications as prescribed
alcohol: drugs and _ worsen depression
irritability: flu-like symptoms, insomnia, anxiety, and _ can occur when abruptly discontinuing antidepressants
six: number of months antidepressants should be continued in patients who achieve remission to decrease risk of relapse