Maybe the days have blurred together and nothing feels the way it used to, or maybe your child has stopped lighting up at things they once loved. A Depression Evaluation in New Berlin, WI helps you understand what is actually behind that heaviness, for a child, a teen, or yourself. You do not need a referral to begin.
Each evaluation opens with a baseline read of cognitive and executive function, then layers in mood and emotional measures chosen around what you are living with. One licensed psychologist carries the whole process from start to finish, and because low mood rarely travels alone, related concerns are screened for along the way.
In younger children, depression often shows up as irritability rather than obvious sadness. You might notice a child who no longer wants to play, whose sleep or appetite has shifted, who complains of stomachaches or headaches, or whose schoolwork has quietly slipped.
A teen may grow withdrawn, drifting away from friends and the activities that used to matter. Watch for low or shorttempered moods, constant tiredness, changes in how they sleep or eat, a sense of hopelessness, and grades that have started to fall.
For adults, it can feel like a persistent low mood you cannot shake, a loss of interest in what once felt good, and a fatigue that sleep does not fix. Concentration frays, appetite and sleep change, and life starts to feel like going through the motions.
We begin with a one hour conversation where your psychologist gathers a full history, from early years through your current mood, energy, and day to day functioning. This is where depression starts to be told apart from conditions that can look similar, and it shapes which assessments will give the clearest answers.
Your psychologist assembles a battery of mood and psychological measures built for your situation, usually 2 to 6 hours of in person testing spread across one to two days. You will take home self report questionnaires, someone close to you can complete one too, and any signs of anxiety, ADHD, or bipolar concerns are screened as they surface.
Every piece, the testing data, clinical observations, and questionnaire results, is drawn together into a detailed diagnostic report. Differential diagnosis sits at the center: your psychologist weighs whether the symptoms are best explained by depression, another condition, or a mix, and documents anything co occurring in full.
Typically two to three weeks later, you come back for a feedback session. Your psychologist walks you through the diagnosis and lays out individualized recommendations, from evidence based therapy options and lifestyle strategies to medication guidance where relevant, along with next steps built around you.
No. A referral is never required to be seen at Core Spring Diagnostics. You can reach out on your own, for any reason at all, and start the process directly.
It pairs 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 handled by one psychologist.
A screening only raises a flag. A full evaluation gets to what is truly happening, rules out the look-alikes, and hands you individualized recommendations you can put into practice.
Yes. We see children, teens, and adults, and we shape the process around each stage so it fits where the person is in life.
A plain language report and a feedback session that spells out individualized recommendations and a clear path toward the right support.
Call us at (414) 387-2100 and we will help you find a time. There is no referral to chase and no hoop to jump through first.
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