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Moumita answered on
Nov 24 2021
Running Head: HEALTHCARE 1
HEALTHCARE 16
SCENARIO AND MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEM
Table of Contents
How and when symptoms of depression emerged and the impact they have on the functioning of To
es Strait Islanders 3
Primary diagnosis and the key symptoms associated with the diagnosis of depression 4
Bio-psycho-social formulation of the person’s problem due to depression 5
Treatment for depression or constellation of problems 6
Mental health plan 8
a. Measurable and attainable treatment goals 8
. Recommended treatment 9
c. Self-help / self-care activities 9
Anticipated trajectory and outcomes 10
References 12
How and when symptoms of depression emerged and the impact they have on the functioning of To
es Strait Islanders
Among the people in the To
es Strait islander, there is the presence of depression or anxiety and that caused mental disorders among the people of the aboriginal groups of Australia. According to the reports, it is noticed that among one in three To
es Strait islanders, they have experienced high levels of psychological distress. This psychological distress among the adults of the To
es islanders is including depression. On this note, it is noticed that in Australia, there is the presence of discrimination and this process highly noticed in the case of the To
es islander people (Reilly et al., 2020). With this respect, people of that island cannot get an equal chance to make their development in society. This process creates loneliness among them. Through the presence of loneliness among the people of To
es Islanders, they feel depressed, and that resulted in their mental health illness. The government of Australia acts multiple actions against the To
es Strait islanders, and that includes the assimilation policy. Presence of assimilation policy in the To
es Strait Island serves as the hindrance in front of the people that area to lead their life earth the easy contexts. Due to the lack of flexibility in the daily life operation, people of those areas cannot make their connection with others in their family. This process serves an effective impact on the function of the people of the To
es Strait Island.
Through the presence of depression, people of that island feel sadness and hopelessness. Presence of disappointments in mind affects the daily life operation of most of the people among the aboriginal groups of Australia (Temple & Russell, 2018). Mood swings are also noticed among the people of those groups, and that created anxiety among them. On this note, their behaviors towards their family members and close ones are changed. People of To
es Strait Island lack their interest in doing their daily activities due to the presence of depression among them. Restlessness is also noticed among most of the To
es Strait islanders (Mullins & Khawaja, 2018). This process creates multiple thoughts within their minds, and that lead to the death rates among the people of that area.
Primary diagnosis and the key symptoms associated with the diagnosis of depression
Information gathering and processing are one of the most significant diagnostic methods of depression. In that case, doctors are asking a few questions to the To
es islanders who faced issues due to depression and leads towards mental illness. In that case, it is noticed that the diagnosis asks questions that are related to the personal life of the people of that area, and that affects the state of mind of that person. This process creates anxiety among them for talking about their past experiences of life. The organisational process of the semi-structured interview method is applied for the diagnosis of the depressed person of To
es Strait Island. In many cases it creates psychological disorders among them (Miller & Berger, 2020). Therefore, the dexamethasone suppression test is also developed to diagnose the issues that aboriginal groups of Australia are facing due to their depression. The DST diagnosis method reduces corticotropin levels among the people of that group, and that leads to the decreased cortisol levels among the healthy individuals or the patients. In many cases, it is noticed that with the application of the DST method cortisol level among depressed patients remains elevated.
In that case, it is noticed that the DTS method has been proven as a convenient method for diagnosing depressed patients. This process lacks good clinical performances to make a successful assessment of depression level among individuals. Genomic method care notes as the other diagnostic process of depression. This method measures gene expression profiles in blood cells of the depressed person. Thus the blood cells are helping to identify disease classifiers and also mark risk factors in the psychiatric disorders. This method also includes lipopolysaccharide stimulation of the blood cells to collect samples for generating symptoms of depression (Watson, Harvey, McCabe & Reynolds, 2020). On this note, it can be added that the genomic methods of depression diagnosis serve its significant impact on the depressed person. It creates good sensitivity among the individuals who faced mental illness due to the presence of depression within their mind.
Bio-psycho-social formulation of the person’s problem due to depression
The bio-psycho-social formulation is developed for making a clear understanding regarding the problems that people of the To
es Strait Island are facing due to the presence of depression. With this regard, individuals who faced depression are offered meaningful, explanatory contents for making their mind free from any bondage. Therefore, those people also offered familial, social and cultural contexts for justifying the treatment options that are based on the diagnosis of depression. This formulation focuses on the components that can help to collect information regarding the depressed person (McNally, Mair, Mugno & Riemann, 2017). With this regard, the bio-psycho-social formulation follows the data and trajectory based on the common symptoms that are noticed among the depressed person in To
es Strait Island.
After that, refe
al sources such as medical histories, psychological contexts, mental status and diagnostic considerations are applied to those people who faced issues due to depression. The primary goal of the biopsychosocial model is to prevent the issues or problems that the depressed person is facing in their daily life actions. In that case, this formation involves the psychological and social factors that are associated with patients to formulate a proper diagnosis method. The formulation is not the same as the diagnosis methods and for this formulation process...