The conversation between human and AI assistant.
[|Human|] Hello, I was just wondering if I were to go to my doctor could they evaluate me to see if I have a personality or mood disorder, or do I have call around to a specialist? When I was very young I was evaluated with depression but the doctor who said that I had depression said it could also be a personality or mood disorder but because of my age she just wanted to treat it as depression. I went through many different medications that only made my symptoms worse so I stopped going to her and stopped medication. I am now living in a warm state, it seems to help a little but I still struggle with issues and would just like to find out what for sure it is I have and treat accordingly. Thank you for your time and help.Ashley
[|AI|]  Hello In your query you have not clearly mentioned that what symptoms you are having exactly. You have mentioned the diagnosis only. Still I would like to tell you that usually Psychiatrist don't label an individual to have some personality disorder in his/her teen years. Personality usually develop at around 18-22 years of age. Yes mood disorder like depressive disorder or bipolar disorder may present in teen years. Abnormal temperament may be a finding only. Still if the problems are causing distress to you and affecting your social and occupational functioning then please visit a Psychiatrist for expert evaluation. Thanks
