How to care for patients with depression

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For now, depression is the most common cause of suicide. Thus, the risk of depression is very large. As a kind of psychological disorder, the main clinical feature is significant and lasting depression, which is not commensurate with the situation. In severe cases, suicidal thoughts and behaviors may occur. For depression, we must do early detection and early treatment, so as not to cause irreversible results. Today I would like to introduce the nursing methods of depression,

How to care for patients with depression

First of all, we should establish a good therapeutic interpersonal relationship with the patients, and closely observe the symptoms of suicide, such as anxiety, insomnia, silence, or sudden mood, wandering in the accident site, irritability, refusing meals, bedridden, etc.

Nurses should not allow patients to move alone, but can accompany patients to participate in various group activities, such as work therapy and entertainment therapy, and go out to check with the staff. Do a good job of psychological nursing, give psychological support. The patients were placed in a large room easy to observe by nurses, with safe facilities, bright light, clean and comfortable treatment and recuperation environment.

We should choose the food that patients usually like and rich in fiber; If the patient insists on not eating or continues to lose weight, further nursing measures must be taken, such as feeding, nasal feeding, intravenous infusion, etc., to maintain proper water and nutrition.

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In contact with patients, we must encourage patients to express their own ideas. In contact with patients with few verbal reactions, we should express our concern and support for patients in a patient, slow and non-verbal way. Through these activities, we can gradually guide patients to pay attention to the outside world, and at the same time, we can use therapeutic communication skills to help patients express their views.