How do I know if my teen is recovering from depression?

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Can anyone share please? Doctor has suggested that my young teen is suffering from mild/moderate depression. For various reasons they have suggested we seek medicinal intervention (ie prescription andi ds). However we have now been able to introduce 3 other recommended mental health interventions and also 3 months of CBT starting soon.
So I'm wondering what the path to recovery will look like? How long might it take before I can feel certain that recovery is happening without the anti ds? Things are certainly better than 4 weeks ago but still has many bad days and still shows many of the symptoms that were concerning the doctor in the first place. Thanks

Small bump, any parents or professional who can help? Thanks

Could you ask him / her how they're feeling? If that's a possibility hopefully it'll work. Otherwise you could get a copy of the 'quiz' I can't remember the name of and suggest it's done every few weeks to measure progress.

Hello OP
We've moved this to our MH section - hopefully there will be some more replies
Kindest to you both
MNHQ

Everyone has a different route to recovery. You can only observe and give help when it's needed/wanted

Thank you, I suppose my question is more like, how will I know if I need to intervene with anti ds, and how will I judge if she is recovering without