PSYC 235 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Stereotype, Major Depressive Disorder
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Important to education physician on proper diagnosis of mental illness and to know when to refer the patient to others: creating and distributing consensus treatment guidelines is the first step, shared care model: psychiatrists and mental health professional work with family physicians, providing support and counseling assistance in the daily clinic setting, ideal primary care model: would involve psychiatrists, physicians, social workers, psychologists, pharmacists and others working in a collaborative system. Hospitals: crisis interventions, help individual & family in coping with the mental illness, serves as a safe environment during times of suicidal thoughts or compromised judgment due to mental illness, can assist in proper diagnoses and stabilization of symptoms, long term hospitalization can lead to difficult transition back into community, but hospital team works to ensure this occur smoothly, hospital based programs exist to improve independent living skills, teaching individuals social, communication, and functional living skills.
