Depression & Anxiety

Depression and anxiety are common occurrences, whether a reaction to a specific situation or an ongoing mood that affects you on a daily basis. Feelings of depression and anxiety can affect anyone regardless of age, gender, or ethnicity, at anytime, and cause emotional suffering, significant distress, and impairment that affect not only the individual, but family and friends as well. While depression and anxiety can occur on their own, they commonly occur together making the effects more difficult to manage and harder to resolve.

Some of the symptoms of depression may include ongoing feelings of sadness, changes in sleeping or eating, fatigue or a chronic feeling of being tired, losing interest in jobs, friends, activities, or pastimes, difficulty concentrating or finishing projects or tasks, and can involve thoughts of suicide. In children, depression can often be displayed by chronic irritability or crankiness.

In anxiety disorders, some of the symptoms may include excessive worry, preoccupations with problems, changes in sleeping or eating, problems with concentration or focus, physical symptoms such as tension, headaches, dizziness, or stomach upset, as well as irritability, or inability to make decisions.

Fortunately, depression and anxiety are two of the most treatable mental health conditions. At Care @ Capo Beach, our staff has a wealth of experience, training, and expertise in helping people address these problems. A variety of treatment options are available, including individual therapy, family therapy, and other specific interventions. If you or someone you know is experiencing some of the symptoms listed above, and would like an evaluation to determine if depression and/or anxiety are present, we encourage you to call today to make an appointment with one of our staff.