How Do I Know If It's Depression or Just a Bout of the Blues? (0:50)
A bad or blue mood that interferes with everyday functioning and lingers longer than two weeks may be a symptom of depression, says Tarique Perera, MD, a psychiatrist with Contemporary Care of Connecticut.
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If you're moody and blue and there's a good reason for it, and your moodiness is localized or focused only on that one event and you're able to snap out of it and do what you need to do and snap out of it when something fun happens, then that's an appropriate feeling. If you are moody and blue and you don't know why, or if you're moody and blue and you do know why, but you can't enjoy anything else you have difficulty functioning, what you need to do, and that is sustained for at least two weeks, then you got to start thinking depression.
Tarique Perera, MD, founded Contemporary Care of Connecticut, which specializes in Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation. His TMS practice has become one of the busiest in the country and has locations in Greenwich, CT and Darien, CT.
