Depression touches mood, energy, sleep, focus, and the ability to get through a day, and a real evaluation has to look at all of it, not just a low-mood checklist. Core Spring's Milwaukee depression evaluations get to what is actually going on, for children, teens, and adults, and you can reach out directly, no referral needed.
We look at the full picture: mood, sleep, concentration, energy, and the stressors and history behind them, and at how it all affects daily life. Not all low mood is the same, so we carefully tell major depression apart from persistent depressive disorder, adjustment-related conditions, bipolar-spectrum concerns, and trauma-related factors. The goal is an accurate answer that makes treatment decisions clearer. Because depression rarely appears alone, this work often sits within a comprehensive neuropsychological evaluation.
A child might turn irritable or withdrawn, lose energy and interest, or change in sleep, appetite, or how they do at school, often before they can put it into words.
A teen might carry a heavy, persistent sadness, lose motivation, struggle to concentrate, or pull away from friends and family as the weight builds.
An adult might live with steady low mood, deep fatigue, burnout, or a growing sense that managing work, relationships, and daily life keeps getting harder.
Your evaluation begins with a one-hour clinical interview where your psychologist gathers a thorough history of your emotional experiences, from childhood through your current daily life. This conversation helps identify anxiety patterns, triggers, and how symptoms are affecting your functioning, so the right assessments can be selected.
Based on your clinical interview, your psychologist selects a personalized battery of anxiety and emotional functioning assessments. Testing involves 2 to 6 hours of in-person evaluation over one to two days. You will also be sent home with self-report questionnaires, and someone close to you can complete their own questionnaire if they choose. If your psychologist identifies signs of other conditions during the process (such as ADHD, depression, or trauma-related concerns), those areas are screened for as well.
All testing data, clinical observations, and questionnaire results are compiled into a detailed diagnostic report. Any co-occurring conditions identified during the evaluation are fully documented so you leave with a clear, complete understanding of what is driving your symptoms.
Approximately two to three weeks after testing, you return for a feedback session. Your psychologist walks through the diagnosis and provides individualized recommendations: coping strategies for home and work, therapy options (such as CBT or other evidence-based approaches), medication guidance if applicable, and next steps tailored to your situation.
No. You can reach out directly, for yourself or your child, with no referral or doctor’s note needed.
Yes. Not all low mood is major depression. We carefully tell it apart from persistent depressive disorder, bipolar-spectrum patterns, adjustment-related conditions, and trauma-related factors, so the diagnosis and the plan actually fit.
Depression can slow concentration, memory, and processing. A foundational baseline measures that and helps tell depression-related cognitive symptoms apart from ADHD or another condition.
Recurrent depression despite treatment often points to an incomplete picture, like a missed co-occurring condition. The evaluation is built to surface what earlier assessments may have overlooked, which is why it often expands into a comprehensive neuropsychological evaluation.
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