每个人都会不时感到难过。但是当悲伤持续很长时间会发生什么？这只是一种瞬间的感觉还是抑郁症症状？
Many people do not know whether what they are feeling is a passing phase or a serious condition requiring treatment. They may not know where to turn to find out if they should get help.
很多人不知道他们的感觉是转瞬即逝还是需要治疗的严重症状。他们可能也不知道到哪里去寻求帮助。
Google is trying to change that by helping people recognize whether what they are feeling is actually depression. The company has teamed up with the National Alliance for Mental Illness, or NAMI, to offer a questionnaire to people who search for the word "depression" on Google's website.
谷歌正试图通过帮助人们认识到自己是否确实患有抑郁症来改变这点。该公司与国家心理疾病联盟（简称NAMI）合作，向那些在谷歌网站上搜索“抑郁症”一词的用户提供调查问卷。
The alliance says, "Clinical depression is a very common condition. In fact, approximately one in five Americans experience an episode in their lifetime." However, the alliance says, only about 50 percent of people who suffer from depression actually receive treatment."
该联盟表示：“临床抑郁症是一种非常常见的症状。实际上，大约有1/5的美国人一生中都会经历一次。”不过该联盟表示，只有约50%的抑郁症患者会接受治疗。
Google has set up a short examination that can help people recognize whether they are suffering from clinical depression. The test will be offered to people who search for "depression" or "clinical depression" using Google on a mobile device.
谷歌公司已经建立了一个简单测试，帮助人们认识到自己是否患有临床抑郁症。该测试将会提供给在移动设备上使用谷歌网站搜索“抑郁症”和“临床抑郁症”的用户。
The search results will show information on depression with a link to a series of questions, to help identify if someone has signs of depression.
搜索结果将会显示抑郁症的信息，并链接到用于帮助确认某人是否存在抑郁症迹象的一系列问题。
The questionnaire is called Patient Health Questionnaire-9, or PHQ-9. Mental health experts use many of the same questions to help identify depression in their patients. While only a trained expert can identify depression, PHQ-9 can be a starting point to help you know whether to seek treatment.
该调查文件被称为“患者健康9号调查问卷”（简称PHQ-9问卷）。心理健康专家使用很多跟这相同的问题帮助患者确诊抑郁症。虽然只有训练有素的专家才能识别抑郁症，但是PHQ-9问卷可以成为帮助大家了解是否需要寻求治疗的起点。
NAMI explains, "We hope that by making this information available on Google, more people will become aware of depression and seek treatment to recover and improve their quality of life."
国家心理疾病联盟解释说：“我们希望通过在谷歌网站上提供这些信息，会有更多人意识到抑郁症并寻求治疗， 以恢复和提高他们的生活质量。”
Using the depression questionnaire on Google
使用谷歌网站上的抑郁症调查问卷
To take the test, search for "depression" in Google's search engine. The results should show an explanation about clinical depression. Below the explanation is a message that reads, "-> Check if you're clinically depressed."
要参与该测试，请在谷歌搜索引擎上搜索“抑郁症。”搜素结果会显示临床抑郁症的解释。在这些解释的下方有一条信息，显示的是“->检查你是否患有临床抑郁症。”
Click that message to begin taking the questionnaire. Google says the test takes about five minutes to complete.
点击这条信息开始参与调查问卷。谷歌公司表示，完成这项测试大约需要5分钟时间。
Touch the "Get Started" button to begin. At the end you will see a list of numbers from 0 to 27. It will show how likely you are to have signs of clinical depression.
触摸“开始”按钮，开始进行测试。最后你会看到0-27的一列数字，它会显示你有多大可能存在临床抑郁症的迹象。
The website also shows what to do next, based on the results of the questionnaire.
该网站还会基于调查问卷的结果，显示下一步该怎么做。
What else you need to know
你还需要知道的
PHQ-9 was developed for adults, not children. The questionnaire is available on Google search results only on phones and tablets, not other computers. If you search using a computer, you will see information about depression, but not the link to PHQ-9.
PHQ-9问卷针对的是成年人，不包括儿童。该问卷只会显示在手机或平板电脑的谷歌搜索结果中，不包括其它计算机设备。如果你使用电脑搜索，你将能看到有关抑郁症的信息，但是不会显示PHQ-9问卷的链接。
If you want to search for "depression" with a computer, or do not see the link to the questionnaire on your phone or tablet, you can search for "PHQ-9" on Google instead.
如果你想在电脑上搜索“抑郁症”，或是在手机或移动设备上看不到这条链接，你可以改为搜索“PHQ-9问卷。”
By taking this questionnaire on Google, you will be sharing information about yourself with the company, if you are in your Google account.
如果你登录了谷歌账户，那么通过参与谷歌网站上的调查问卷，你就会把这些关于自己的信息分享给该公司。
Google says that your answers will be kept private. They will not be shared with others. Google's privacy statement appears before the questionnaire:
谷歌公司表示，你的答案将会保密，他们不会与他人分享。谷歌的隐私声明出现在调查问卷之前。
Other ways to assess depression
评估抑郁症的其它办法
There are other ways to help identify whether you are suffering from depression.
还有其它办法可以帮助确定个人是否患有抑郁症。
The PHQ-9 quiz is also available at the patientinfo.com website. You can take the test and see the results to help judge whether you suffer from depression.
在patientinfo.com网站上也可以找到PHQ-9小测试。你可以参与这项测试，看看结果，帮助判断自己是否患有抑郁症。
Mental Health America, or MHA also offers an online depression test. After you take the test, MHA asks for personal information, but you can ignore that part by clicking on the word "Submit" without answering any of the questions. You will see the results after you take the test, with suggestions about what to do next.
美国心理卫生协会（简称MHA）也提供了一项抑郁症网上测试。测试结束后，美国心理卫生协会就会询问个人信息，但是你可以直接点击“提交”按钮忽略这个部分。测试结束后你会看到测试结果，以及下一步怎么做的建议。
The free Depression Test app for Android by Japps Medical also uses the PHQ-9 questionnaire. The app also gives users test results based on their symptoms of clinical depression. As with all computer software, be sure to read the permissions section before getting this app.
Japps Medical提供的免费抑郁症测试安卓版应用程序也采用了PHQ-9问卷。该应用程序也会基于用户的临床抑郁症症状提供测试结果。像使用所有计算机软件一样，请务必在下载此应用程序之前阅读权限部分。
Also, the magazine Psychology Today has a depression test you can take online. Its test lasts about 20 minutes and gives you a short report. If you want a full report, you will have to pay about $5.
此外，《今日心理学》杂志也有一项抑郁症测试，你可以在线参与。它的测试持续约20分钟，并提供一份简短报告。如果你想要获得完整报告，必须支付大约5美元。
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