Clinical depression DESCRIPTION Depression is one of the commonest psychiatric disorders. Depression ranges in seriousness from mild‚ temporary episodes of sadness to severe‚ persistent depression. Patients of depression often present with vague somatic symptoms or aches and pains in general clinical practice‚ for which no physical cause is found on assessment. Clinical depression is the more severe form of depression‚ also known as major depression or major depressive disorder. It isn’t the same
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sadness‚ fatigue‚ and loss of interest in life are signs of depression. The pharmacists at Westland – Health Mart Pharmacy in De Soto‚ MO‚ want you to know these feelings aren’t “all in your head.” Clinical depression is a common but serious medical condition that can be treated with specialty medications. Depression is a mood disorder that causes prolonged feelings of dejection‚ guilt‚ and worthlessness. People suffering from depression may notice the following symptoms: • Low energy • Hopelessness
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Concept 9: teaching in the clinical setting This concept is taken from module 11 of block 4 entitled “Health Education” 9.1 Significance of the concept In recent years nursing education focused on theoretical education and deep gap between theoretical and clinical education created. Many nursing researchers reported that nursing students‚ in spite of good knowledge base‚ were not skillful in clinical settings. In result‚ with entrance of these unskillful students to the nursing care system‚ the
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supported by a study conducted in American and European hospitals by Dorgan et al‚ (as cited in Health Workforce Australia‚ 2012) that suggested competent clinical leaders had the ability to boost the quality of patient care. Additional confirmation originates from a British study that depicted those hospitals that had qualified superior supervisors as perceived by the work staff had better performance rate and patient satisfaction (CQC‚ as cited in Health Workforce Australia‚ 2012).Clinical Leadership
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Your 20-year-old patient is going to start a clinical desensitization program for his allergy to pollen. 1. Describe the pathophysiologic changes to the immune system when exposed to allergens. Allergy is “a hypersensitivity response against an environmental antigen (allergen); the most common are type 1 hypersensitivities (pollen‚ molds‚ fungi‚ certain foods‚ animal dander‚ dust). Others include Type II and Type III (rare but include antibiotics and soluble antigens produced by infectious agents)
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Clinical Assessment What other information would you like to learn during the interview with the family? What questions would you ask? 1. Why doesn ’t the child want to go to preschool? Are other children bullying her‚ is there a teacher that ’s doing something inappropriate‚ etc? 2. A better description of the changes in her sleep and eating patterns. Too much‚ not enough‚ etc. 3. What is she throwing temper tantrums over? Bathing‚ getting ready for bed‚ sitting down to a meal
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and how it can be used to develop a caring and compassionate culture within the clinical team. Firstly‚ it will discuss the notion of leadership in general terms‚ specific to health and current health policy. Secondly‚ it will consider reasons we need to develop a culture of compassion and caring with the nursing teams. Thirdly‚ it will discuss how effective leadership can inspire and develop an established clinical team and finally‚ it will link the concept of leadership to the development of a
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following essay is a case study of a client named John who is suffering from major depression and was sent to see me for treatment by his concerned wife. I will provide brief background information about John then further discuss interventions and strategies I believe can be applied in each session with my client in order to make John’s life more manageable. In the essay‚ I will be writing as the therapist‚ and the sessions are based on a ten week period. BACKGROUND INFORMATION (Case History) A 27-year-old
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An Introduction to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy: A Case Study Focusing on a Patient with Generalised Anxiety Disorder. This essay will provide an understanding of the principles of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and its application to a case study of someone who has mild to moderate health problems. It aims to critically evaluate the principles and philosophy that underpin cognitive behaviour theory‚ whist demonstrating an understanding of fundamental cognitive behavioural strategies‚ and finally
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Formulations in CBT Introduction This essay discusses what we understand by case conceptualization which is also called case formulation ( this paper refers to it in that term) in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)‚ and reminds us of some historical background and conceptual underpinnings of CBT case formulation. It then discusses why it’s important‚ as well as how we use it‚ in CBT approach. Further the paper draws some differences with Psychiatric Diagnosis. The essay includes some critics from
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