Trauma Recovery

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Dr. Don Welch Moderator
Tonight
Depression
Dr. Nancy Heche
Jennifer Costanza
645 to 800 pm Skyline Auditorium
Gary Cundiff
Kimberly Whiteford
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My Therapist Sez

• Depression

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The Facts

• Depressive disorders affect approximately 18.8
  million American adults or about 9.5 of the US
  population age 18 and older.
• 30 of women are depressed.
• 54 believe that depression is a personal
  weakness.

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The Facts Continued

• 41 of depressed women are too embarrassed to
  seek help.
• 80 of depressed people are not receiving
  treatment.
• 15 of depressed people will commit suicide.

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Causes of Depression

• Family historygenetics
• Trauma and stress
• Pessimistic personality
• Other psychological disorders

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Types of Depression

• Major Depressive Disorder
• Dysthymic Disorder
• Situational Depression

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Major Depressive Disorder

• Depression lasting longer than 2 weeks
• Can disrupt appetite, sleep, libido, and level of
  activity
• May have feelings of being punished
• Can cause physiological changes in the neural
  pathways of the brain

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Increased Risk

• Of developing
• -Panic Disorder
• -Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
• -Anorexia
• -Bulimia

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Dysthymic Disorder

• Chronic depressive symptoms lasting 2 years or
  longer
• Intensity of symptoms does not meet criteria for
  Major Depressive Disorder
• Impairs social and occupational functioning

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Situational Depression

• Feelings of depression after experiencing a
  difficult event.
• Often resolved through the grieving process or
  positive adjustments in relationships.

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Elizabeth

• Situational depression-trouble launching
• Feeling powerless
• Parents overly critical and controlling

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Treating Elizabeth

• Exploring causes of depression
• Working to build self-worth and confidence
• Inter-relational work involving her parents to
  change the family dynamic

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Results for Elizabeth

• Increased anxiety within the family system
• Time apart
• Parents eventually adjusted and accepted new
  independence of their daughter
• Relationship with parents greatly improved
• Elizabeths depression lifted

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Therapies

• Cognitive Behavioral
• Interpersonal Therapy
• Psychodynamic
• Group

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Helping Yourself

• Recognize the early signs of depression
• Get help
• Set realistic goals
• Do what you enjoy-practice self-care
• Hold off on big decisions
• Avoid drinking alcohol
• Exercise

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Helping Someone Else

• Learn about depression
• Do what you can to see that he or she receives
  help
• Be supportive and patientlisten to learn!
• Encourage

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Helping Someone Else

• Dont be the lone helper
• Know that it isnt possible to snap out of it
• Take time for yourself
• Dont ignore talk about suicide

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Remember

• We were not created to go it alone
• Part of honoring God is honoring yourself and
  others
• In accepting help, you are inviting the
  possibility of change.

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• What I like most about change is that its a
  synonym for hope. If you are taking a risk,
  what you are really saying is, I believe in
  tomorrow and I will be a part of it.
• Linda Ellerbee

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Dr. Don Welch Moderator
Tonight
Depression
Dr. Nancy Heche
Jennifer Costanza
645 to 800 pm Skyline Auditorium
Gary Cundiff
Kimberly Whiteford
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Dr. Don Welch Moderator
Rebecca Bass
Next month
Eating Disorders
Wednesday, February 6, 2008 645 to 800
pm Skyline Auditorium
Ursula Ridens, RD
Dr. Lila Schmidt
Megan Holt, RD