Signs of Depression

Has your loved one become more secretive recently?

Do they have a new group of friends that they do not introduce and keep separate from old friends?

Do they disappear and will not account for the missing time?

Do they seem more irritable than normal?

Has their attendance dropped and are they not as reliable as they once were?

Do their passions seem to have shifted in their life, perhaps not pursuing things they once cared about?

Are they inflexible with their plans and refuse to, for example, leave the house for extended periods, or spend time at home when asked to?

Are they in financial trouble and regularly asking for money?

Are they isolating recently?

Have they been caught stealing?

Have they run into a series of bizarre and unexplained circumstances (items stolen, threats made against them?

Have they been neglecting responsibilities they once were committed to?

Have they had legal trouble recently?

Do they have unexplained injuries?

I've avoided social contact because it feels exhausting or I don't want to perform

Have you seen physical symptoms of substance use such as...

Have you caught them in lie, only to be given a more complex and unbelievable story? 

Do they have a history of mental health issues that they may try to self-medicate?

Do they have a past trauma that they has not been addressed?

Do they have a prescription for a drug that can be abused?

Has their prescription been used more quickly than prescribed or gone missing?