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How to take a depression history notes
Summary
This immersive on-demand teaching session, "Taking a Depression History," provides medical professionals with detailed strategies on effectively assessing a patient's depression symptoms. The course instructively breaks down the process involved in depression evaluation including the presentation of complaints, exploring symptoms, and examines the link between medical history and depression. It also prepares the participant to consider family history and premorbid personality, which are often overlooked but vital elements in a comprehensive psychiatric assessment. Learn to screen for other psychiatric diagnoses that may intersect with depressive disorders as well. Attending this session will optimize your approach in evaluating suicidal risks and improve overall patient care.
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Learning objectives
- At the end of the teaching session, learners should be able to define and identify the somatic features of depression, such as changes in appetite, sleep, and cognitive function.
- Learners should be able to clearly describe the DSM-V diagnostic criteria for depression and use it to evaluate a patient's record accurately.
- The attendees should be able to demonstrate the effective techniques of open consultation and eliciting presenting complaints in a sensitive manner that helps in building rapport with the patients.
- The learners should be able to conduct a detailed exploration of the symptoms of the patient to screen for depression, look for potential suicidal risks and assess the severity and impact of depression on the patient’s life.
- At the end of the session, learners should be skilled at taking a complete psychiatric, medical, drug, family and social history, interpreting and synthesizing this information to arrive at an appropriate differential diagnosis and treatment plan for their patients.
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TAKE A HISTORY FROM A PATIENT IN ORDER TO ASSESS THEIR MOOD, THE PRESENCE OF SOMATIC FEATURES OF DEPRESSION AND SUICIDAL RISK GENERAL TIPS • • • • DSM-V DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA BASIC COMPONENTS OF ANY PSYCHIATRIC HISTORY • • • • • • • • • • • • • • TAKING A DEPRESSION HISTORY OPEN CONSULTATION • • • PRESENTING COMPLAINT • • • • • • • • • SCREEN FOR DEPRESSION • • • • EXPLORING THE SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSION • • “ • • • TAKING A DEPRESSION HISTORY • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • TAKING A DEPRESSION HISTORY • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • TAKING A DEPRESSION HISTORY SCREENING FOR OTHER PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSES • • • • • • • • • PAST PSYCHIATRIC HISTORY • • • • • • PAST MEDICAL HISTORY • • • • • • • • • • TAKING A DEPRESSION HISTORY DRUG HISTORY • • • • • • • • • • • • • FAMILY HISTORY • • • • • SOCIAL HISTORY • • • • • • • • TAKING A DEPRESSION HISTORY SOCIAL HISTORY CONT. • • • • • ICE/ INSIGHT • • • • • • • • • • • PERSONAL HISTORY • • • • • • • • • TAKING A DEPRESSION HISTORY PREMORBID PERSONALITY • • • • • CLOSING THE CONSULTATION • • • •