Depression

If you feel trapped under the weight of sadness, hopelessness, or other symptoms of depression, you can find help at JC Health Group. Experienced mental health specialist Jessy Nwuba, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC, prioritizes your health and safety to help you overcome the challenges of depression. Dr. Nwuba can prescribe medications, guide you through psychotherapy sessions, and recommend self-care strategies to keep depression symptoms under control. Call the Colonial Heights, Virginia, office today to schedule a depression consultation for yourself or your child or book a mental health evaluation online. 

What is depression?

Depression is a serious mental health condition that affects how you feel, think, and act. The condition can develop in people of all ages and cause mild to severe symptoms.

Risk factors for depression in adults and children include genetics, low self-esteem, stress, and trauma. You might also develop depression due to an imbalance in brain chemicals that regulate your mood.

JC Health Group provides personalized treatment plans for depression in adults and children. Dr. Nwuba focuses on strategies that improve your mood and reduce your risk for additional depressive episodes.

Depression evaluations and treatments are available in the office and through the online telehealth platform. 

What are the symptoms of depression?

Depression affects people differently. Adults and children may display unusual changes in their behaviors and experience persistent symptoms like the following:

• Sadness
• Guilt
• Worthlessness
• Hopelessness
• Loss of appetite
• Difficulties making decisions
• Loss of interest in activities and socialization
• Sleeping too much or too little

Schedule a diagnostic evaluation at JC Health Group for depression symptoms in yourself or your child that last two weeks or more. Dr. Nwuba provides in-office psychiatric assessments to evaluate the severity of your condition.

Unmanaged depression can worsen and increase risk factors for self-harm or suicidal thoughts or actions. If you’re considering hurting yourself or someone else, call 911 or seek immediate medical care at the nearest hospital emergency room.

How is depression treated?

Depression is a highly treatable mental health condition. JC Health Group offers several treatment strategies to minimize the severity of sadness, hopelessness, and other depression symptoms.

Dr. Nwuba customizes a care plan using:

Psychotherapy

Psychotherapy helps you identify the challenges depression causes in your life. Therapy also provides strategies to improve your mindset, solve problems, and improve your relationships.

Medications

Antidepressant medications can relieve persistent depression symptoms if therapy isn’t enough. While it can take a month or longer to experience the full benefit of medications, antidepressants can provide lasting relief from sadness, worthlessness, and low energy.

Dr. Nwuba can also recommend daily exercises, diet improvements, and other lifestyle changes that lift your mood and reduce the frequency of depressive episodes. 

Call JC Health Group today to schedule a depression screening for yourself or your child. You can also book an appointment online.