Mr. XYZ is a client that I have been attending due to severe depression. The patient has no previously documented issues of mental health disorders, and he was reasonably okay until three years ago. The patient was laid off from work and went through a divorce in the year. This was when the patient started first experiencing mood disorders and a general lack of interest. The patient was diagnosed with severe depression during the Covid 19 pandemic and started taking prescribed medications.
The patient was put on a regimen of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and, at first, was orally administered Lexapro for treatment (Bains, Abdijadid, & Miller, 2021). The patient then started taking other anti-depressants at the time, Prozac and Zoloft. After a duration of days, the patient started complaining of side effects due to the medication. The patient complained of nausea, sexual problems, and stomach problems. This led to a change in prescribed medications, and the patient was put on tricyclic anti-depressants (Norpramin).
The patient has gradually begun being more active, but there is still a lack of interest and motivation, which the treatment regimen seems not to have resolved. I believe the reason for this is that communication needs to be integrated to ensure recovery. In my opinion, the way to deal with this is through psychiatric therapy, either in a group or one-on-one setting.
A nursing intervention that I feel has worked is offering social support to the patient because he has opened up to me and is more relaxed in the clinical environment (Bains et al., 2021). At the moment, the patient has not displayed any intentions of self-harm and is not suicidal; therefore can be considered safe.
Reference
Bains, N., Abdijadid, S., & Miller, J. L. (2021).Major Depressive Disorder (Nursing). PubMed; StatPearls Publishing.