{"id":12864,"date":"2025-05-19T14:14:45","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T12:14:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/u-center.nl\/depression\/depression-diagnosis\/"},"modified":"2025-10-10T11:25:36","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T09:25:36","slug":"depression-diagnosis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/en\/for-help-with\/depression\/depression-diagnosis\/","title":{"rendered":"Depression diagnosis"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"12864\" class=\"elementor elementor-12864 elementor-7751\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9f2aea6 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9f2aea6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4629202\" data-id=\"4629202\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e43cb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-lettery-intro\" data-id=\"6e43cb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"lettery-intro.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<!-- intro -->\n\t\t<div class=\"mil-small-banner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mil-image-frame\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- banner image -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/aqua-1920x1440.jpg\" alt=\"aqua\" class=\"mil-scale-img\" data-value-1=\".5\" data-value-2=\"1.2\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mil-gradient-overlay-reverse\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"mil-spacer\"><\/div>\n\t\t<!-- intro end -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6294220 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6294220\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ef71c6\" data-id=\"6ef71c6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25e2101 mil-content-frame e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"25e2101\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-794399d e-con-full elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"794399d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d87060 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d87060\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"rank-math-breadcrumb\"><p><span class=\"last\">Home<\/span><\/p><\/nav>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-846ccf0 e-con-full elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"846ccf0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61fe554 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"61fe554\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/en\/sign-up\/application-procedure\/sign-up-2\/\">Sign up<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c3abe9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c3abe9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">0800 - 222 444 6<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c58b04 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7c58b04\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f41191 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6f41191\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f22e7b0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f22e7b0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54f818f elementor-widget elementor-widget-lettery-about-us\" data-id=\"54f818f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"lettery-about-us.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"mil-link mil-softened-60 mil-appearance mil-mb-30\">\n\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\tTreatment center U-center\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"mil-h1 mil-title-el mil-appearance mil-mb-30\">\n\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\tDSM-5: depression diagnosis\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2994cbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-lettery-description\" data-id=\"2994cbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"lettery-description.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mil-text mil-appearance mil-mb-30\">\n\t\t\t<div >\n\t\t\t\tU-center uses the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). Learn more about what it means, what the DSM-5 symptoms of depression are and what the DSM-5 criteria for a depression diagnosis are. \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1280ba6 elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1280ba6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/en\/contact\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get in touch<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-baac3b7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"baac3b7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb23d05 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fb23d05\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5f2ed1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c5f2ed1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iStock-1155183420-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11223\" alt=\"Depressie diagnose\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iStock-1155183420-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iStock-1155183420-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iStock-1155183420-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iStock-1155183420-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iStock-1155183420-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iStock-1155183420-950x633.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iStock-1155183420-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ca5f8a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1ca5f8a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5efa344 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5efa344\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3063d47 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3063d47\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"#wat\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b861865 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b861865\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat is DSM-5\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b501982 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b501982\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"#symptomen\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d513c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d513c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Symptoms<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bccf11d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bccf11d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"#criteria\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1964e53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1964e53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Criteria<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-799768e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"799768e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" href=\"#herstel\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9c901b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b9c901b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Recovery<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1dd4e6f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1dd4e6f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"wat\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f547d4a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f547d4a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b4db1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5b4db1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1930\" height=\"1420\" src=\"https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iStock-1203176137-1-scaled-e1747738749481.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11224\" alt=\"Depressie diagnose\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iStock-1203176137-1-scaled-e1747738749481.jpg 1930w, https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iStock-1203176137-1-scaled-e1747738749481-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iStock-1203176137-1-scaled-e1747738749481-1024x753.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iStock-1203176137-1-scaled-e1747738749481-768x565.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iStock-1203176137-1-scaled-e1747738749481-1536x1130.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iStock-1203176137-1-scaled-e1747738749481-950x699.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iStock-1203176137-1-scaled-e1747738749481-1920x1413.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1930px) 100vw, 1930px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12b9d22 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"12b9d22\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a8fe72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-lettery-about-us\" data-id=\"9a8fe72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"lettery-about-us.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mil-h3 mil-title-el mil-appearance mil-mb-30\">\n\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\t\nWhat is DSM-5?\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b320bf3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-lettery-description\" data-id=\"b320bf3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"lettery-description.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mil-text mil-appearance mil-mb-30 mil-first-letter\">\n\t\t\t<div >\n\t\t\t\t<p>The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) is the 2013 edition of the diagnostic tool created by the American Psychiatric Association. U-center uses it as a guideline to diagnose various mental disorders, among which depression. The Manual provides an outline for both the symptoms of depression and the criteria to diagnose someone with depression.  <\/p><p>Diagnosing depression is never a simple process, as it comes in different shapes and sizes and it often goes hand in hand with other disorders (comorbidity).<\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3d830b elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a3d830b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/en\/about-u-center\/frequently-asked-questions\/what-is-dsm-5\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn more about it<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d05a12 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6d05a12\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"symptomen\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c68261 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9c68261\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9eef773 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9eef773\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecd9f9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-lettery-about-us\" data-id=\"ecd9f9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"lettery-about-us.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mil-h3 mil-title-el mil-appearance mil-mb-30\">\n\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\tDSM-5 depression symptoms\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6522b70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-lettery-description\" data-id=\"6522b70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"lettery-description.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mil-text mil-appearance mil-mb-30 mil-first-letter\">\n\t\t\t<div >\n\t\t\t\t<p>The DSM-5 provides the following symptoms of depression:<\/p><p>- Feeling depressed for much of the day;<br>- Significant loss of interest or pleasure in most daily activities;<br>- Noticeable weight loss or gain that seems unusual, or a noticeable change in appetite;<br>- Feeling tired and sluggish both mentally and physically (this should also be noticed by those around you);<br>- Feeling tired on a daily basis;<br>- Feeling worthless or experiencing misplaced guilt on a daily basis;<br>- Having difficulty concentrating or making decisions every day;<br>- Having thoughts of death and feeling suicidal, with or without a concrete plan.<\/p><p>However, diagnosing someone with depression is not something the DSM-5 or U-center take lightly. Experiencing any of the above symptoms does not automatically mean you are suffering from depression. <\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8453df1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8453df1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"criteria\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44fde39 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"44fde39\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1aea4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a1aea4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"835\" src=\"https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iStock-1492856124-1-scaled-e1747656678908-1024x950.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11225\" alt=\"Depressie diagnose\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iStock-1492856124-1-scaled-e1747656678908-1024x950.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iStock-1492856124-1-scaled-e1747656678908-300x278.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iStock-1492856124-1-scaled-e1747656678908-768x712.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iStock-1492856124-1-scaled-e1747656678908-1536x1424.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iStock-1492856124-1-scaled-e1747656678908-950x881.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/iStock-1492856124-1-scaled-e1747656678908.jpg 1762w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc0f712 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bc0f712\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a8abe4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-lettery-about-us\" data-id=\"1a8abe4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"lettery-about-us.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mil-h3 mil-title-el mil-appearance mil-mb-30\">\n\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\tDSM-5 depression criteria\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-378bcab elementor-widget elementor-widget-lettery-description\" data-id=\"378bcab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"lettery-description.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mil-text mil-appearance mil-mb-30 mil-first-letter\">\n\t\t\t<div >\n\t\t\t\t<p>The Manual states that you must be experiencing at least 5 symptoms for a minimum of 2 weeks. Furthermore, your symptoms must include either feeling depressed or a loss of interest or pleasure. <\/p><p>In addition, your symptoms should all be causing you distress or should be inhibiting your everyday life before your condition is labelled \u2018a depression\u2019. That means that you should feel a noticeable impact on either your social life, your professional life and\/or other important parts of your life. Should your symptoms, however, be a result of substance abuse or a different medical issue, they will not lead to a depression diagnosis.  <\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-135a744 elementor-align-left elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"135a744\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/en\/for-help-with\/depression\/how-do-you-recognize-depression\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn more about how to recognize depression<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-554420c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"554420c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"herstel\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52635a2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"52635a2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-289854d elementor-widget elementor-widget-lettery-about-us\" data-id=\"289854d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"lettery-about-us.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"mil-h3 mil-title-el mil-appearance mil-mb-30\">\n\t\t\t<span >\n\t\t\t\tRecovery at U-center\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9282e0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a9282e0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa73ee3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fa73ee3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dab959 elementor-widget elementor-widget-lettery-description\" data-id=\"4dab959\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"lettery-description.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mil-text mil-appearance mil-mb-30 mil-first-letter\">\n\t\t\t<div >\n\t\t\t\t<p>If you are looking for a way to begin recovering from your depression, you are welcome at U-center. Our clinic offers a calming environment with all the necessary facilities, activities and therapies to move you toward recovery in a healthy way. <\/p><p>More importantly, you can count on a personalized approach. U-center chooses to treat each person as a whole, considering not only the disorder but also all underlying problems. <\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13cc044 e-con-full e-grid e-con e-child\" data-id=\"13cc044\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-919d7a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-lettery-description\" data-id=\"919d7a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"lettery-description.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mil-text mil-appearance mil-mb-30\">\n\t\t\t<div >\n\t\t\t\t<p>This is because we realize that mental disorders rarely occur in isolation. Your treatment program is therefore designed in a way that suits you and enables you to return to your normal life as quickly as possible. <\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3724b82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-lettery-description\" data-id=\"3724b82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"lettery-description.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mil-text mil-appearance mil-mb-30\">\n\t\t\t<div >\n\t\t\t\t<p>Want to learn more about the different therapies we use to treat all these types of depression? Visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/u-center.nl\/en\/for-help-with\/depression\/depression-treatment\/\">treatment page<\/a>. <\/p>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60160ac e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"60160ac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63019cc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"63019cc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccf8bf5 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ccf8bf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Do you suffer from <br>depression?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a28bc94 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a28bc94\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a9a1df elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2a9a1df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/en\/contact\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Want to know more?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2735e97 elementor-align-justify elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2735e97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/en\/contact\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get in touch<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sign up 0800 &#8211; 222 444 6 Treatment center U-center DSM-5: depression diagnosis U-center uses the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual.. <span class=\"mil-el-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/en\/for-help-with\/depression\/depression-diagnosis\/\" class=\"mil-button mil-button-lg\"><span>Read more<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":12750,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-layout-builder.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-12864","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12864","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12864"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12864\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17926,"href":"https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12864\/revisions\/17926"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12750"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.u-center.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12864"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}