Instructed patient to attend MD appointments.
Instructed patient to attend all psychiatrist appointments.
Instructed patient to begin treatment.
Instructed patient to perform daily safe activities such as reading and walking, in order to help increase self-esteem.
Instructed patient that depression is an abnormal and persistent mood state. It is characterized by sadness, melancholy, slowed mental processes and changes in physical patterns such as eating and sleeping.
Instructed patient about depression risk factors for suicide. Women are 3 times more likely than men to attempt suicide, but men are 3 times more likely to complete suicide.
Instructed patient that depression induced suicide is more frequent among white or native americans, older than 60 years, lacking social support and/or having financial difficulties.
Instructed patient that depression is more frequent in people with chronic or severe medical illness and also with substance abuse.
Instructed patient about signs/symptoms of depression: altered sleep patterns, anorexia, weight loss, helplessness, and irritability, lack of motivation, low self-esteem, sadness and crying.
Instructed patient on the causes of depression, such as, substance abuse, deficiencies in cerebral neurotransmitters, family history of depressive disorders, hormonal imbalances, lack of social support, prior episodes of depression, significant medical problems, and stressful life events.