Why is depression underdiagnosed and undertreated for older adults?
What will be an ideal response?
Some health professionals believe it is an acceptable response to a person’s aging/illness/financial difficulties, symptoms may not be obvious or consistent with symptoms of younger people, changes in a person’s life situation and expectation of person slowing down may contribute to missing signs of depression. Person may deny treatment or find ways to self-medicate (e.g., alcohol).
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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. True or False. It is always best to work with others when responding to crisis. 2. True or False. Precipitating events in crisis, self-harm, and harm to others are always visible, and it is the helper’s job to observe these events and predict crisis before they occur. 3. True or False. Suicide is the third leading cause of death in the US. 4. True or False. LGBTQ youth are among the most vulnerable populations for suicide. 5. True or False. Not all threats of suicide should be taken seriously because some people say they are suicidal just for attention, and it is best to not reinforce this behavior.
In FFT, the therapist works with the family to get what type of problem description?
a. blame focused problem understanding b. child focused problem understanding c. community focused problem understanding d. family focused problem understanding
What proportion of American adults suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder in any given year?
A. one in 4 B. one in 8 C. one in 15 D. one in 20
Help transgendered youth to identify their appropriate label and behavior
Indicate whether the statement is true or false