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DEPRESSION Flashcards

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Depression is an an alteration in mood that is expressed by EXTREME feelings of?

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sadness, despair, and pessimism.

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TWO MAJOR TYPES OF DEPRESSION

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  • MAJOR DEPRESSION
  • DYSTHYMIA (Persistent Depressive Disorder)
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  • Disorder of SEVERITY
  • The lowest of the low
  • May have psychotic features
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MAJOR DEPRESSION

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psychotic features manifested by major depression

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hallucinations/illusions/delusions

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Level of Depression of Major Depression

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Mild to Severe

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  • Less severe form of depression, lesser symptoms
  • Disorder of CHRONICITY
  • No psychotic features
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DYSTHYMIA (Persistent Depressive Disorder)

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TWO MAJOR TYPES OF DEPRESSION

Acute - Last at least 2 weeks to a few months

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MAJOR DEPRESSION

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TWO MAJOR TYPES OF DEPRESSION

Chronic – last at least 2 years (more than 50% of
the time, the patient experiences sadness)

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DYSTHYMIA (Persistent Depressive Disorder)

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Level of Depression of DYSTHYMIA

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Mild

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ETIOLOGY OF DEPRESSION - PHYSIOLOGICAL THEORY

  • Hormonal imbalances:
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Addison’s, Cushing’s Disease, Thyroid Problem (hypo /
hyperthyroidism)

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ETIOLOGY OF DEPRESSION - PHYSIOLOGICAL THEORY

  • Neurovascular Conditions:
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Stroke, Parkinson’s Disease

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ETIOLOGY OF DEPRESSION - PHYSIOLOGICAL THEORY

  • Medications
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Steroids, chemotherapeutic agents, antihypertensive medications (propranolol), hormones (pills - can alter the neurochemicals in your brain), antianxiety & antipsychotic.

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ETIOLOGY OF DEPRESSION - NEUROCHEMICAL THEORIES

  • Related to neurotransmitters.
  • What are the increased neurotransmitters
  • What is the decreased?
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DECREASE - Serotonin, Dopamine and Norepinephrine

INCREASE - Cortisol

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ETIOLOGY OF DEPRESSION - CHANGES IN BRAIN ANATOMY

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Decreased brain mass
* There is decreased brain metabolism/activity in
some parts of the brain than a normal patient

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ETIOLOGY OF DEPRESSION - CHANGES IN BRAIN ANATOMY

What does the Blue and green areas of the brain in PET scans means?

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there is a decreased brain activity.

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ETIOLOGY OF DEPRESSION - PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY

  • Learned helplessness.
  • Common in people who experienced a series
    of failures.
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Behavioral Theory

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ETIOLOGY OF DEPRESSION - PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY

  • Thinking
  • Depression is a product of negative thinking
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Cognitive Theory

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ETIOLOGY OF DEPRESSION - PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY

Patients with depression think negatively. They have negative thoughts about everything.

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Pessimism

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ETIOLOGY OF DEPRESSION - PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY

  • Loss of a loved object
  • Anger turned inwards - Common to people
    with depression experienced being dormant.
  • Unconsciously, they want to hurt
    themselves.
  • Superego that is overdeveloped/harsh
  • Hypercritical of themselves. This is why they are always negative.
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Psychoanalytic theory

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CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS of depression
(DEPRESSED)

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D - Depressed Mood
E – Energy Loss
P – Psychomotor Retardation
R – Recurrent thoughts of death / suicide
E – Excessive Sleep / Diminished Sleep
S – Social Isolation – have no energy to socialize
S – Significant weight loss/gain
E – Excessive Guilt
D - Diminished Pleasure

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Among these, which are the are the main requirements for diagnosis of depression?

D - Depressed Mood
E – Energy Loss
P – Psychomotor Retardation
R – Recurrent thoughts of death / suicide
E – Excessive Sleep / Diminished Sleep
S – Social Isolation – have no energy to socialize
S – Significant weight loss/gain
E – Excessive Guilt
D - Diminished Pleasure

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2 D’s

D - Depressed Mood
D - Diminished Pleasure

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Among these, which one is the PRIORITY?

D - Depressed Mood
E – Energy Loss
P – Psychomotor Retardation
R – Recurrent thoughts of death / suicide
E – Excessive Sleep / Diminished Sleep
S – Social Isolation – have no energy to socialize
S – Significant weight loss/gain
E – Excessive Guilt
D - Diminished Pleasure

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R – Recurrent thoughts of death / suicide

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CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS of depression

Inability to experience pleasure in pleasurable
activities

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Diminished Pleasure (Anhedonia)

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CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS of depression

Dysphoria

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Depressed Mood

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first manifestation to be noticeable

Among these, which first manifestation to be noticeable?

D - Depressed Mood
E – Energy Loss
P – Psychomotor Retardation
R – Recurrent thoughts of death / suicide
E – Excessive Sleep / Diminished Sleep
S – Social Isolation – have no energy to socialize
S – Significant weight loss/gain
E – Excessive Guilt
D - Diminished Pleasure

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Excessive Sleep / Diminished Sleep

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NURSING DIAGNOSIS for depression

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  • Imbalanced nutrition
  • Risk for violence directed to self* - Suicide; Priority
  • Ineffective Coping
  • Low self-esteem
  • Impaired Social Interaction
  • Self-care Deficit
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What is the PRIORITY Nursing Diagnosis? (NANDA Based)

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Risk for Violence directed to SELF (may/may not have the intention of killing yourself)

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What is the PRIORITY Nursing Diagnosis? (Specific)

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Risk for Suicide (with intention of killing yourself)

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Risk for self-harm/self-mutilation

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Borderline Personality Disorder

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TREATMENTS for depression

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Antidepressants
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy(CBT)
Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)

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TREATMENTS - Antidepressants

Which among these are the safest, most dangerous and most potent?

a. SSRI
b. TCA
c. MAOI

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a. SSRI- safest
b. TCA - most potent
c. MAOI - most dangerous

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TREATMENTS - Antidepressants

  • What food must be avoided when taking MAOI?
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Avoid tyramine rich foods.

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TREATMENTS for depression

Targets of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT):
* Cognitive:
* Behavior

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  • Cognitive - The way a person thinks highly affects how you behave.
  • Behavior - it affects their actions / behavior for example they talk less, want to be isolated.
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TREATMENTS for depression

  • Reframing the patient’s thinking so that the behavior will also changed.
  • Positive thinking→ positive behavior
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

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TREATMENTS for depression

not allowed in the PH

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Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)

36
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What is the best treatment for depression?

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  • Combination of antidepressants and CBT.
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KEY NURSING INTERVENTIONS of depression

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  1. Suicide Precautions
    2.Spend time with the client
    3.PromoteNutrition
    4.Promote Completion of ADL by Assisting only PRN
    5.Provide a daily schedule of activities
    6.Encourage verbalization of feelings
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KEY NURSING INTERVENTIONS of depression

Spend time with the client

  • How will you spend time with the patient?
  • If the patient does not want to talk and requests to
    be left alone, what will the nurse do?
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  • Stay with the patient even the patient does not
    want to talk
  • the nurse will leave in the meantime and go back and state that the nurse will have an available time for them.

These actions will increase the self esteem of the patient because they will feel important

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KEY NURSING INTERVENTIONS of depression

Promote Nutrition
- Recommendation:

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Small, frequent feeding
- If three large meals, the patient will lose appetite. They will think they cannot finish it and consider it another failure

40
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KEY NURSING INTERVENTIONS of depression

Promote Completion of ADL by Assisting only PRN

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Kung kaya ng patient, ipagawa mo sa kanya.

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KEY NURSING INTERVENTIONS of depression

  • How will you Provide daily schedule of activities?
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washing the plates, watering the plants

  • Simple methods of accomplishments
  • To keep the patient more active
  • The more active, the better feeling you have
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KEY NURSING INTERVENTIONS of depression

How will you Encourage verbalization of feelings?

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Teach them assertiveness techniques
* Assertiveness is expressing feelings without violation

43
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  • Intentional killing of self
  • A cry for help – can sometimes end their life
  • A way to have a sense of control
  • A form of escape
44
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THEORIES OF SUICIDE (SAD)

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S - Shame and Humiliation
A – Anger turned Inwards
D – Developmental Stressors & Desperation

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RISK FACTORS of suicide (SUICIDAL)

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S - Sex, Single
U - Unsuccessful attempts
I - Imitation
C - Chronic
I - Illness
D - Drugs
A - Age
L - Loss of a love object

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RISK FACTORS of suicide (SUICIDAL)

Identify which age is which
* ↑ attempts (superficial harm)
* ↑ success (deadly ways)

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  • Female = ↑ attempts (superficial harm)
  • Male = ↑ success (deadly ways)
47
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RISK FACTORS of suicide (SUICIDAL)

  • What are the chronic illness?
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AIDS, Cancer, Schizophrenia, Neurological conditions, Stroke

48
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RISK FACTORS of suicide (SUICIDAL)

Age
- Suicide is common on:

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  • 15–24yrsold
  • 50 yrs old above (age group with highest rate
    of suicide)
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Who is the most vulnerable to commit suicide in the population?

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People with mental illness, elderly, and adolescents.

50
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NURSING INTERVENTIONS for suicide (INFORM)

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I - I will be here:
N - No suicide contract
F - Frequent UNSCHEDULED visits
O - One-to-one supervision
R - Remove items that can be use as a weapon.
M - Monitor clues for suicide

51
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NURSING INTERVENTIONS for suicide (INFORM)

If the px is extremely suicidal, you need to stay
with the patient in order to stop them from suicide

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I will be here

52
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NURSING INTERVENTIONS for suicide (INFORM)

  • It can minimize the suicidal tendencies of the
    patient.
  • Ex. It stated in the contract that the patient will
    call a friend or HOPE hotline numbers whenever the patient has a suicidal ideation
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No suicide contract

53
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CLUES of suicide

Suicidal IDEATION: thoughts
- Passive:
- Active:

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  • Passive – patient is thinking
  • Active - patient is seeking ways on how to commit it
54
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CLUES of suicide

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1) Suicidal IDEATION
2) Suicidal THREATS
3) Suicidal GESTURES
4) Suicidal ATTEMPTS

55
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CLUES of suicide

Giving away valued possessions, pets, making last will and testament, writing suicidal notes, sudden increase in energy

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Suicidal GESTURES

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CLUES of suicide

Words (can be direct or indirect)

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Suicidal THREATS

57
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What type of questioning is appropriate?

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Ask DIRECT / EXPLICIT questioning:
- Plan
- Method
- Rescue

58
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Will you make a promise to a patient?

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