Chapter 5: The Person who is Depressed
Overview:
- Explains how to recognise depressed behaviours
- Explains how to understand the grieving process
- Discusses the risk of suicide
- Explores the concept of the carer and depression
- Describes depression and the health care environment
- Explains how to plan a caring intervention
- Describes how to use the solution-focused behavioural change model in relation to those with depression
Description:
This chapter guides readers in how to recognise the difference between episodes of despondency and depression; understand that the causes of depression are both external and internal; demonstrate knowledge of the grieving process; identify warnings that a person may be thinking of attempting suicide; and to make useful approaches to clients with withdrawn/depressed behaviour.
Topics:
- Learning objectives
- Chapter references
- Introduction
- Recognising depressed behaviours
- Learning activity 5.1 — Recognising depression
- The grieving process
- Learning activity 5.2 — The Kübler-Ross model of the grieving process
- Suicide risk
- The carer and depression
- Depression and the health care environment
- Caring interventions
- Using the solution-focused behavioural change model
- Conclusion
- Chapter summary
Speaker / Author:
Bernadette Keane
Bernadette is a highly experienced nurse educator who lectured for nine years in the psychiatric nursing programs conducted at Royal Park Hospital in Melbourne, Australia. In addition to psychiatry her clinical background and qualifications include medical, surgical, midwifery and infant welfare areas of care. In 1982, as a Kellogg Nursing Fellow, she studied at the University of California, San Francisco. Since then she has published journal articles and textbook chapters on health care and professional issues. In 1986 Bernadette launched her private practice, called Continuing Education Consultation, and from 1992 to 1998 she was president of the association called Nurses in Independent Practice. In 1992, together with Rhonda Goodwin and Jennifer Richmond, Bernadette published a nursing history book entitled Mum and Me and T.L.C.
Carolyn Dixon
Carolyn was, from 1995 to early 1999, the psychiatric clinical nurse consultant in the emergency department of St Vincent’s Hospital in Melbourne, Australia. Her work there began as a project to study the effectiveness of this innovative role. Carolyn is a trained psychiatric and general nurse who has worked in hospital, education and community settings both in Australia and overseas. It was while she was working as a nurse teacher at Royal Park Hospital in Melbourne that she first worked with Bernadette Keane. Carolyn has presented a number of conference papers on aspects of psychiatric care. Her qualifications include a Bachelor of Arts (Social Science), a Graduate Diploma in Health Education and a Master of Nursing.
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