Perhaps you have been running on autopilot for months, or perhaps your child seems weighed down by something they cannot put into words. A Depression Evaluation in Sheboygan, WI helps make sense of that heaviness, for children, teens, and adults alike. You can begin without a referral from anyone.
Every evaluation is built on a starting baseline of cognitive and executive function, to which we add mood and emotional measures shaped around your particular concern. A single licensed psychologist sees the process through end to end, and because low mood rarely stands alone, we screen for related conditions as we go.
In children, depression can look more like irritability than sadness. You may see a child who has lost interest in playing, whose sleep and appetite have changed, who often mentions aches and pains, who keeps to themselves, or whose grades have quietly dropped.
For teens, common signs include a low or irritable mood, distancing from friends and hobbies they used to enjoy, and ongoing fatigue. Their sleep and eating habits may change, feelings of hopelessness can appear, and academic performance frequently begins to fall off.
In adults, it often feels like a low mood that will not lift, a loss of interest in what used to matter, and a fatigue that does not respond to rest. Concentration slips, sleep and appetite shift, and there is a weighty sense of simply going through the motions.
The evaluation opens with a one hour clinical interview where your psychologist takes a careful history, moving from early life through your current mood, energy, and everyday functioning. This step helps set depression apart from conditions that can present in a similar way and guides which assessments will be most revealing.
Next, your psychologist puts together an individualized battery of mood and psychological assessments, typically 2 to 6 hours of in person testing over one to two days. You will be given self report questionnaires to complete at home, a loved one may fill one out too, and any hints of anxiety, ADHD, or bipolar disorder are screened as they come up.
All of the data, from test results to clinical observations to questionnaire answers, is combined into a comprehensive diagnostic report. A careful differential diagnosis anchors this stage, with your psychologist determining whether depression, a different condition, or some combination best explains the symptoms, and noting any cooccurring conditions.
Roughly two to three weeks afterward, you return for a feedback session. Your psychologist reviews the diagnosis with you and offers individualized recommendations, spanning evidence based therapy options, lifestyle strategies, medication guidance if it applies, and clear next steps suited to you.
No, you do not. Core Spring Diagnostics never asks for a referral. You are free to get in touch on your own, for any reason, and start the process directly.
It combines a clinical interview with a cognitive and executive function baseline, adds mood and emotional measures, and screens for related concerns like anxiety, trauma, and bipolar patterns, all guided by one psychologist.
A fast screening only points to a possible problem. A full evaluation uncovers what is genuinely going on, sets aside the conditions that mimic depression, and delivers recommendations you can actually follow.
Yes, we do. We assess children, teens, and adults, adapting the process so it fits each person’s stage of life.
You will have a report written in everyday language plus a feedback session that lays out individualized recommendations and a clear way forward toward support.
Give us a call at (414) 387-2100 and we will arrange a time that works. No referral or advance approval is needed to schedule.
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