Guides
Guides for low mood, written for a hard night.
Short guides about low mood, screening scores and the small steps that actually move things. No scare copy, no promises, and every claim points at where it came from.
DepreScan screens; it never diagnoses. Nothing here is medical advice or a substitute for care from a qualified health professional.
Am I depressed? The signs, and what to do next
Am I depressed? The nine signs of depression clinicians ask about, the two-week rule, and what to say at an appointment. Take the free PHQ-9 check.
Read the guide →Low mood or depression? How to tell the difference
Low mood vs depression: the signs that separate them, the two-week rule health services use, and how to start the conversation. Take the free PHQ-9 check.
Read the guide →Feeling off for no reason? What it can mean and what to do
Feeling off for no reason usually has a reason you have not named yet. The common ones, the signs it is more than a bad week, and a check-in to start.
Read the guide →Why do I feel down when nothing is wrong?
Why do I feel down when nothing is wrong? Depression does not need a reason to be real. What can be behind it, and a free check-in to see where you are.
Read the guide →Burnout or depression? How to tell the difference
Burnout or depression? Burnout is about work and lifts when work does. Depression follows you home. The signs that separate them, and a free check.
Read the guide →Mood swings: what's normal, what isn't, and how to check in
Mood swings that pass in hours are ordinary. What makes them worth a closer look, what can drive them, and how to check in on yours in two minutes.
Read the guide →PHQ-9 test scoring, explained plainly
What a PHQ-9 test asks, how the 0-27 score adds up, and what each severity band means. A score is a snapshot, not a diagnosis. Take the free self-check.
Read the guide →How to start feeling like yourself again
Feeling like yourself again is not a mood you can summon. It is made of parts of your life you can name and reach for. Start with the six-question check.
Read the guide →Small steps when you feel low
Waiting to feel like it is the trap. Small steps when you feel low, in pieces boring enough to actually do, and how to run one tonight. Start with one.
Read the guide →What to do when you don't know what to do
For the night when the problem is not a decision but the absence of one. Safe things to do when you don't know what to do, in the order to try them.
Read the guide →A daily mental health check-in that survives a bad week
Most daily mental health check-in habits die in week two. What to record, how long it should take, and why streaks backfire. Build one that lasts.
Read the guide →How to help a friend who seems down
What to say when a friend seems down, what to do instead of giving advice, and how to ask the hard question. Start with the one line that opens it.
Read the guide →Is a depression app a diagnosis?
No app can diagnose depression. What screening is, what diagnosis involves, and what an app can honestly do in between. Try the free PHQ-9 check.
Read the guide →Know where you are. Find your way back.
A snapshot, then a practical plan.
DepreScan asks how you have been feeling, sleeping, thinking, socialising and functioning lately, shows you where you are, and gives you small daily steps back. Check in. Understand. Reclaim.
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