The Overt and the Covert Signals of Depression

During a session there's going to be both overt and covert signals that you're client is going through something. Distress and impairment is kind of how we measure, does the person have a mental health condition, or are they just having a bad day? So if somebody's appetite has significantly changed, which you'll probably know about because you'll probably see w loss or weight gain,. Or not hitting mackerels, you know, something like that. Irritability is the hall mark of depression and anxiety, both like just having a thin skin and every little thing annoying you. You might hear about a change in sleeping pattern, so sleeping a lot more than nine hours a night,