Depression Teaching 611
Patient was instructed on the importance to recognize the symptoms of depression to take action right away. Inability to remember things - fatigue or lost of energy, feeling "dragged out" and tire - lack of appetite or eating too much with accompanying weight changes - no interest in the things that used to bring pleasure - not sleeping at night or sleeping too much.
Reviewed November 2017
Reviewed for general reference only. Adapt to your patient, agency policy, and scope of practice.
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