Counselling and Depression Management: An NHS Case Study Analysis

This report presents a case study focusing on the effectiveness of counselling and monitoring in managing depression within the National Health Service (NHS). The study aims to understand the role of counselling, its advantages, and how it can be used to treat depression. The report investigates various methods for assessing the effectiveness of counselling, including both qualitative and quantitative approaches. It also explores alternative methods, such as nutritional approaches and antidepressant medications, for combating depression. Furthermore, the study emphasizes the importance of promoting counselling in educational settings and the existing counselling services within the NHS. The report concludes with a discussion on how to reduce the rate of depression through counselling and provides references to support the findings.

RESEARCH PROJECT
TASK 4

Aim and objective
Title - To assess the effectiveness of counselling and monitoring depression –
a case study on NHS (National Health Service)
 To understand the concept of counselling, monitoring and depression in
NHS
 To identify the importance of counselling and monitoring for curing
depression in patients of NHS
 To recommend different ways that NHS can adopt other than counselling
and monitoring to cure depression

THEME 1:ADVANTAGES OF COUNSELLING FOR CURING DEPRESSION IN PATIENTS
 In NHS, through the counselling method, the patients feel free to convey
their problem to the doctors.
 It states that the effect of counselling is for the long term as compare to the
medicines.
 Another advantage is that the patient problem remains confidential with
the doctors. This develops the trust between them

Theme 2: Ways used for measuring the effectiveness
counselling and monitoring depression
There are both qualitative as well as the quantitative ways through
which effectiveness can be measured.
 With the positive change in the behaviour of patients, the doctor can
identify the progress of the treatment on the patient.
 Through the Beck Depression Inventory the doctors can analyze the
severity of the depression symptoms on the individuals.

Theme 3: Different methods that can be used for fighting depression
 Due to the nutritious dietary food, it reduces the chances
of depression among the individuals.
 Antidepressant medication is one of the effective
treatment which can be adopted by the individuals for
curbing the depression problem.
 The person is not required to isolate themselves from
others

THEME 4:REDUCE RATE OF DEPRESSION THROUGH
COUNSELLING
 If more counselling is held in schools as well as colleges than
the rate of depression can be reduced.
 Even in NHS, there are counsellors who treat the patients who
are suffering from some kind of stress.

References
 Reynolds, W.M., 2010. Reynolds adolescent depression scale. John
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 Luppino, F.S. and et.al., 2010. Overweight, obesity, and depression:
a systematic review and meta-analysis of longitudinal
studies. Archives of general psychiatry. 67(3). pp.220-229.
 Cooney, G., Dwan, K. and Mead, G., 2014. Exercise for
depression. Jama. 311(23). pp.2432-2433.
 Milgrom, J. and et.al., 2011. Treating postnatal depressive
symptoms in primary care: a randomised controlled trial of GP
management, with and without adjunctive counselling. BMC
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