Early detection of depression begins with you and the community #reachout

Shalihin, Mohd Shaiful Ehsan (2020) Early detection of depression begins with you and the community #reachout. The Malaysian Medical Gazette.

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Abstract

“Sir, how are you today?” That is one of the conversation starters used by some doctors in the clinic when meeting their chronic patients who came for follow up treatments. A simple enquiry like that can induce a greater response from the patient, not just focusing on the level of management of their physical illness but also the patient’s emotional state at the time. Apart from strengthening the understanding between the doctor and patient, it will also allow the patient to feel appreciated and more comfortable to open up about their current situation and any arising problems. This will indirectly encourage the patient to tell the doctors if they are feeling depressed or not. Yes, this is one of the strategies that we have taken and must take while handling patients in health clinics. Other methods include asking specifically to the ones who are at risk of depression regarding their depression symptoms if they have not informed their doctors of it.

Item Type:	Article (Electronic Media)
Additional Information:	6934/87810
Subjects:	R Medicine > R Medicine (General) R Medicine > RC Internal medicine
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Medicine Kulliyyah of Medicine > Department of Family Medicine (Effective: 1st January 2011)
Depositing User:	Dr Mohd Shaiful Ehsan Shalihin
Date Deposited:	15 Jan 2021 08:06
Last Modified:	15 Jan 2021 08:06
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/87810

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