case study of clinical depression

Sara, a 35-year-old married female. Sara was referred to treatment after having a stillbirth. Sara showed symptoms of grief, or complicated bereavement, and was diagnosed with major depression, recurrent. The clinician recommended interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) for a duration of 12 weeks. Bleiberg, K.L., & Markowitz, J.C. (2008).

In a study of 239 outpatients diagnosed with major depressive disorder in a NIMH. 16-week multi-center clinical trial, participants were assigned to interpersonal therapy, CBT, imipramine with clinical management, or placebo with clinical management. One. hundred sixty-two patients completed the trial.

Dr. SooJeong Youn: This case highlights the importance of attending to the intricate, multilevel, systemic factors that affect the mental health experience and clinical presentation of patients ...

depression (e.g., avoidance, difficulty concentrating and making decisions, and fatigue) as additional signs of incompetence. Once he became depressed, he interpreted many of his experiences through the lens of his core belief of incompetence or failure. Three of these situations are noted at the bottom of the Case Conceptualization Diagram.

Depression is a highly prevalent and severely disabling disease. The treatment effects, intensity and onset time of antidepressants have been highlighted in many studies. Recent studies on the rapid-onset of antidepressant response focused on the effect of a single low dose of intravenous ketamine.

the case study had a therapist who was a doctoral level graduate student in clinical psychology trained in CBT who received weekly supervision from a licensed clinical psychologist with a Ph.D. Qualitative data for this case study were analyzed by reviewing progress notes and video recordings of therapy sessions. SESSIONS 1-4

Diagnosis of depression can be made using the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) or the 10th revision of the International Statistical Classification of Disease and Related Health Problems (ICD-10). 5 (Refer to Appendix 3 and 4, pages 73-76 in CPG.) 6,7

bject case study design was used in which pre and post-assessment was carried out. Cognitive. behaviour casework intervention was used in dealing with a client with depression. Through an in-depth case study using face to face interview with the client and f. mily members the detailed clinical and social history of the clients was ass.

A Case Example: Nanry I. 207 she felt sad all the time, felt discouraged about the future, felt guilty all the time, was self-critical, cried often, had difficulty making decisions, had difficulty getting anything done, and had early morning awaken- ings. Her total BDI score was 21, indicating a moderate level of depres- sive symptoms.

In clinical practice, the therapist cannot address the problem of depression until the secondary emotion (anger in this case) is resolved 45,81. Indeed, one of the main reasons why Judy didn't get over the break-up by herself was her inability to accept her fallibility (i.e., the fact that as a fallible human being, she is allowed to make ...

Bobo WV. The diagnosis and management of bipolar I and II disorders: clinical practice update. Mayo Clin Proc. 2017;92(10):1532-1551. Kroenke K, Spitzer RL, Williams JBW. The PHQ-9: validity of a brief depression severity measure. J Gen Intern Med. 2001;16:606-613. Smarr KL, Keefer AL. Measures of depression and depressive symptoms.

Chapter 4 covers the treatment of depression, and discusses popular myths regarding depression, its frequency, characteristics and diagnosis, and includes case studies, assessment, case conceptualization, intervention development and course of treatment, problems that may arise in therapy, ethical considerations, common mistakes in the course ...

In this chapter, the authors present a case example of complete therapy--from beginning to end--with a 25 year-old female with depression. The primary goal of this case presentation is to illustrate the assessment, conceptualization, and intervention methods presented in earlier chapters of this book. The authors particularly emphasize several ways the therapist uses the individualized case ...

A case of treatment-resistant depression in an older adult and a discussion of treatment options - Volume 46 Issue 6 ... McKean, MacMaster and Clement 1 If the first definition is used, the sequenced treatment alternatives to relieve depression study (STAR*D trial) ... The use of sequential clinical assessment scales can also be invaluable to ...

This case study illustrates the efectiveness of Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) in the management of depression in 15 years old boy. M.F. presented with complaints of social withdrawal, low mood, loss of interest, decreased appetite, and weight loss and decreased sleep from last one year. He was assessed using HTP and Beck Depression Inventory ...

Introduction to the selected case study. In this case study, we will focus on Jane, a 32-year-old woman who has been struggling with depression for the past two years. Jane's case offers a compelling narrative that highlights the various aspects of depression, including its onset, symptoms, and the treatment journey.

A unified protocol based on empirically-supported methods of PDT in depression may contribute to solve these problems Systematic search for randomized controlled trials fulfilling the following criteria: (a) individual psychodynamic therapy (PDT) of depressive disorders, (b) treatment manuals or manual-like guidelines, (c) PDT proved to be ...

When a patient with depression is feeling sleepy, be aware of sleep apnoea. A 67-year-old man was referred to an outpatient clinic of geriatric psychiatry because of persistent symptoms of depression and anxiety, accompanied by sleepiness. The latter had been evaluated multiple times in the general practice over several years; each time it was ...

Background: There is ample evidence of the efficacy of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for depression in adolescents, including Puerto Rican adolescents. However, there is still a high percentage of adolescents who do not respond to a standard "dose" of 12 sessions of CBT. This clinical case study explores the characteristics associated with treatment response in a Puerto Rican ...

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Background: There is ample evidence of the efficacy of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for depression in adolescents, including Puerto Rican adolescents. However, there is still a high percentage of adolescents who do not respond to a standard "dose" of 12 sessions of CBT. This clinical case study explores the characteristics associated with treatment response in a Puerto Rican adolescent ...

In this case situation a good cooperation between the clinical psychologist, psychotherapist and psy chiatrist wa s crucial to increase the patient compliance to the medical and psychotherapeutic ...

Methods: In a retrospective multicentric cohort study, we developed the MADS by analyzing disease trajectories and applying Bayesian statistics to determine disease-disease probabilities combined with well-established disability weights. We used major depressive disorder (MDD) as a primary case study for this evaluation.

A Case Study of Depression in High Achieving Students Associated With Moral Incongruence, Spiritual Distress, and Feelings of Guilt. ... Psychomotor retardation was a prominent and shared clinical feature. Psychomotor retardation is the slowing of cognitive and motor functioning, as seen in slowed speech, thought processes, ...