http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/simple-intervention-measure-tested-for-depression/ Exploring Healthy Psychotherapy Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:06:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/simple-intervention-measure-tested-for-depression/#comment-23303 cdimatteo Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:08:42 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=4574#comment-23303 A significant proportion of individuals need to alleviate anxiety, feel less depressed and more energized, develop new coping strategies, develop new styles of communicating and to create changes in behaviour, feeling states, or ways of thinking. Such changes help individuals build better relationships and live life more fully at home, and work, and at play. A significant proportion of individuals need to alleviate anxiety, feel less depressed and more energized, develop new coping strategies, develop new styles of communicating and to create changes in behaviour, feeling states, or ways of thinking. Such changes help individuals build better relationships and live life more fully at home, and work, and at play.

]]> http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/simple-intervention-measure-tested-for-depression/#comment-23300 Paige Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:51:25 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=4574#comment-23300 The study has already shown that this is effective. It could simply be knowing someone cares enough to keep tabs on you that makes the difference. When you're depressed it's very easy to believe not a soul cares whether you live or die. Been there... The study has already shown that this is effective. It could simply be knowing someone cares enough to keep tabs on you that makes the difference. When you’re depressed it’s very easy to believe not a soul cares whether you live or die. Been there…

]]> http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/simple-intervention-measure-tested-for-depression/#comment-23293 Samuel Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:52:23 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=4574#comment-23293 My fear would be that the assistants don't have all the tools at hand to assess the patient. A phone conversation imparts far less information than a face to face meeting. You have no body language to help interpret what you're hearing. Hopefully the questions are probing enough to overcome that. My fear would be that the assistants don’t have all the tools at hand to assess the patient. A phone conversation imparts far less information than a face to face meeting. You have no body language to help interpret what you’re hearing. Hopefully the questions are probing enough to overcome that.

]]> http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/simple-intervention-measure-tested-for-depression/#comment-23292 Elizabeth R. Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:21:24 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=4574#comment-23292 It's better than none whatsoever Fletcher. Why not just make an appointment each month as the patient leaves for them to come back to see the doctor? That's what my doctor did when I had depression. I never left the building without having the next appointment arranged for the following month. It’s better than none whatsoever Fletcher. Why not just make an appointment each month as the patient leaves for them to come back to see the doctor? That’s what my doctor did when I had depression. I never left the building without having the next appointment arranged for the following month.

]]> http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/simple-intervention-measure-tested-for-depression/#comment-23290 Fletcher Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:04:15 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=4574#comment-23290 A follow up phone call by an assistant is more reminiscent of customer service than not health care. Are these assistants really qualified to judge whether there is a deterioration or not? I'm not persuaded that that is a good practice. A follow up phone call by an assistant is more reminiscent of customer service than not health care. Are these assistants really qualified to judge whether there is a deterioration or not? I’m not persuaded that that is a good practice.

]]> http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/simple-intervention-measure-tested-for-depression/#comment-23140 Nancy Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:52:53 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=4574#comment-23140 But don't you think that there could also be some danger when a general practitioner becomes too involved in cases like these? Therapy for any patient can be a highly personalized issue, and the amount of training necessary to do it and do it right is just something that most doctors in these kinds of offices do not posess. I am not saying that they should not get involved at all but I do think that it is much better to allow a real therapist to do the work and the follow up so that there is an assurance that the patient is receiving the best form of treatment. But don’t you think that there could also be some danger when a general practitioner becomes too involved in cases like these? Therapy for any patient can be a highly personalized issue, and the amount of training necessary to do it and do it right is just something that most doctors in these kinds of offices do not posess. I am not saying that they should not get involved at all but I do think that it is much better to allow a real therapist to do the work and the follow up so that there is an assurance that the patient is receiving the best form of treatment.

]]> http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/simple-intervention-measure-tested-for-depression/#comment-23133 Phil Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:08:55 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=4574#comment-23133 It is normal human tendency that if there is a follow-up, the healing process will be much faster, a better one and a smoother one. Any kind of help and reassurance, especially from the medical fraternity, is sure to spruce up any individual on his road to recovery. It is normal human tendency that if there is a follow-up, the healing process will be much faster, a better one and a smoother one. Any kind of help and reassurance, especially from the medical fraternity, is sure to spruce up any individual on his road to recovery.

]]> http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/simple-intervention-measure-tested-for-depression/#comment-23098 Barbara Thu, 01 Oct 2009 23:30:27 +0000 http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/?p=4574#comment-23098 My g.p. office was essential in diagnosing my depression. This may not be the case for everyone but without mine I would be in a very bad state right now. Yes he referred me to a psychiatrist for the appropriate follow up care, but without his taking an interest in what was going on in my life I may have not been able to get to the help that I needed in time. I will be forever grateful to that office and everything that they did for me. My g.p. office was essential in diagnosing my depression. This may not be the case for everyone but without mine I would be in a very bad state right now. Yes he referred me to a psychiatrist for the appropriate follow up care, but without his taking an interest in what was going on in my life I may have not been able to get to the help that I needed in time. I will be forever grateful to that office and everything that they did for me.

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