Depression: Prevalence, Symptoms, and Evidence-Based Treatments

This presentation explores the problem of depression in Australia, including its prevalence and symptoms. It also discusses evidence-based treatments such as cognitive behavioral therapy, interpersonal therapy, and relaxation therapies. The advantages and disadvantages of evidence-based treatments are also examined. Real-life examples and references are provided.

DEPRESSION

INTRODUCTION
• Depression is a kind of mental issue which is growing
rapidly in Australia.
• In the year 2017 the rate of depression has increased
by 30% in Australia.
• The aim of this PowerPoint is to analyse the problem
of depression with their prevalence and symptoms.
• It is characterized by low mood and sadness or loss
of interest.

PREVALENCE AND
SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSION
• The prevalence of depression
problem is growing day by day
in Australia
• The lifetime prevalence of
depression varies from 25% to
26% in women and 7% to 12%
in the males. The prevalence
may involve asthma, atopic
dermatitis, pulmonary disorder
and stroke.
• The signs and symptoms of this
health issue include sadness,
loss of interest, feeling down,
stress and so on. Solomon, Proudfoot, Clarke, &
Christensen, 2015).

EVIDENCE-BASED
TREATMENTS
• There are the following processes involved in
evidence-based treatments:
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
• Interpersonal Therapy
• Relaxation therapies (O'Hare, 2015).
• Medication therapy can help depressive patients in
improving their health.
• Psychotherapy-pharmacotherapy (PHT) is another
process which can work as an evidence-based
treatment.

INTERVENTION FOR
DEPRESSION CONDITION
• For the depression health issue, the evidence-based
treatment can be used as an intervention process
(Robinson, Crawford, & Buckwalter, 2016).
• Cognitive behavioural therapy evaluates issues and
changes dysfunctional thoughts
• Behavioural strategies are more effective for
increasing pleasant activities (Giordano, Bader,
Richmond, & Polomano, 2018).
• It can be applied to the patient, family member or
group for reducing the problem of depression

INTERVENTION FOR
DEPRESSION
• Interpersonal
psychotherapy is also a
very important intervention
process for depression
• It is well structured and
brief intervention managing
social issues which control
depression
• Such kind of process can be
administered in consumer
or group format.
Solomon, Proudfoot, Clarke, &
Christensen, 2015).

INTERVENTION FOR
DEPRESSION
• Relaxation therapy is a
very common technique
for reducing the impact of
depression
• A daily dose of relaxation
therapy may reduce the
level of depression in the
patients (Siu, et al., 2016).
• There are the following
techniques involve in
relaxation therapy:
• Meditation
• Massage
• Exercise
(Siu, et al., 2016)

ADVANTAGES OF EVIDENCE
BASED TREATMENTS
• Advantages of evidence based treatment for
depression:
• Ability to reduce the issue of depression
• Improve health of patient in an effective manner
• Very easy to apply for depressive patients
• Reduce the cost of patient care
• Enhance the expertise of the medical professional
• Increase understanding in the patient for reducing
health issues

DISADVANTAGES OF EVIDENCE
BASED TREATMENT
• There are several disadvantages of evidence based
practice which are described below:
• Limited services
• Cannot be applied for other risk factors occurred due
to depression
• More costly rather than other treatment processes
• Required complete resources and evidences for apply
therapies on depressive patient.

REAL EXAMPLE
• Amy is a person that was diagnosed with depression
problem in the year 2014 (Amy, 2014).
• He has faced the stress, loss of interest and low
feeling that shows that he has a depression problem.
• He communicated with health care providers for
improving their health.
• They identified that our society does not take serious
actions regarding depressive due to which many
consumers in the family face early signs of
depression.

REAL EXAMPLE
• After analysing the issues faced by Amy, doctors
suggested evidence-based practices.
• He evaluated that the evidence-based process
helped them in improving their health
• Therefore, this example shows that evidence-based
treatment effectively reduce the level of depression.

REFERERNCES
• O'Hare, T. (2015). Evidence-based practice for social workers: an interdisciplinary
approach. Lyceum Books.
• Giordano, N. A., Bader, C., Richmond, T. S., & Polomano, R. C. (2018). Complexity of the
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• Siu, A. L., Bibbins-Domingo, K., Grossman, D. C., Baumann, L. C., Davidson, K. W., Ebell,
M., ... & Krist, A. H. (2016). Screening for depression in adults: US Preventive Services
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• Robinson, K. M., Crawford, T. N., & Buckwalter, K. (2016). Outcomes of a Two-
Component, Evidence-Based Intervention on Depression in Dementia Caregivers. Best
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• Amy (2014). Living with depression: my experience. Retrieved from:
https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/your-stories/living-with-depression-my-exp
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• Solomon, D., Proudfoot, J., Clarke, J., & Christensen, H. (2015). e-CBT (myCompass),
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