Not All Depression is the Same.
You've been told you have depression.
Here's what nobody told you: depression isn't one thing.
It shows up differently in different people — and the treatment that works depends on which kind you have.
At Live Well Psychiatry, we identify five depression subtypes inspired by fMRI brain circuit research.
Each one feels different, acts different, and responds to different treatment.
We don't guess which one you have. We use a structured diagnostic evaluation to find out.
Depression Subtypes
The Self-Critic
The Foggy-Mind
The Emotional Rollercoaster
The Overthinker
The World-Overwhelmed
Which type of depression do you have?
7 questions. About 90 seconds. Not a diagnosis — a starting point.
Free. No email required. No strings.
Why Does Your Subtype Matter?
Because the wrong medication for your subtype doesn't just fail. It can make things worse. In our data, the same commonly prescribed antidepressant helps 60% of patients with one subtype — and causes 1 in 4 patients with a different subtype to deteriorate. Same drug. Different subtype. Opposite outcome. That's why we identify your depression subtype first, before prescribing anything.
How We're Different
We diagnose before we prescribe.
Every new patient gets the same structured diagnostic interview.
We evaluate for ADHD, distinguish unipolar from bipolar depression, and determine whether your anxiety is its own problem or a symptom of your depression. Before any medication is written.
We monitor.
You complete a 23-item scale at every appointment — 2 questions for stress, 7 questions for anxiety, and 14 questions for depression.
We know where you are, and where we want to take you.
We have data.
We have access to our data, the results of the LW-23 scale, medications, diagnoses, for our entire clinic.
We run analytics on our data to know which medications are likely to improve and which medications are likely to worsen particular depression subtypes.
We are not guessing.
We have the data.
Which depression subtype might you be?
Take the 90-second screener, or schedule your intake.
Live Well Psychiatry · Treasure Valley, Idaho
The LW-23 is a proprietary monitoring instrument of Live Well Psychiatry.