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Chapter VII. Educational Materials for Adolescents

Guide to the “Educational Materials” Section

Depression Information

Childhood Depression

Medication Information

Antidepressant Medication and YOU (12-21)

Antidepressant Medication and YOU (Ages 10-12)

Patient Handout on Psychological Counseling for Depression

Self-Management

Self-Care Success

Monitoring Sheet for Depression

Depression Medication and Side Effects

Mental Health and Drugs and Alcohol

How Can You Help with Sleep Problems

Suicide: What Should I Know?

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Guide to the “Educational Materials for Adolescents” Section Included in this section are a number of information sheets as well as self-management tools to give to your patients if they have been identified as having depression. There is no need to overwhelm your patients with paper. Try to choose the materials that are appropriate for them.

Depression Information: Included is a very simply worded information sheet on depression that can help explain the disorder directly to your patients. FOR OLDER TEENS, USE THE NAMI GUIDE IN THE NEXT SECTION.

Medication Information: Included are two versions of an information sheet on antidepressants for those patients for whom you are considering medication or for whom you think the psychiatrist will consider medication. Choose the one appropriate to the developmental level of your patient.

Psychological Counseling Information: This is a very brief form that explains therapy in general.

Self-Management: These materials help patients participate in their own treatment by either setting goals or being alert to important signs and symptoms.

o Self-Care Success: It is preferred that you set these goals together with the patient. o Monitoring Sheet for Depression: Decide how you would like your patient to use this

sheet and whether you, your nurse, or a mental health professional will be the point of contact.

o Depression Medication and Side Effects: Decide how you would like your patient to use this sheet and whether you, your nurse, or a mental health professional will be the point of contact and whether this will involve phone or in-person communication.

o Mental Health and Drugs and Alcohol: This information sheet may help your patient stay away from self-medicating themselves with drugs and alcohol.

o How Can You Help with Sleep Problems: This sheet can empower your patients by teaching proper sleep hygiene.

o Suicide: What Should I Know: This sheet teaches teens about suicide warning signs and how to ask for help.

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Checklist of Educational Materials for Adolescents Category Handout Date Provided

Depression

Childhood Depression

Information

Medication

Antidepressant Medication and YOU (12-21)

Information

Antidepressant Medication and YOU (10-12)

Psychological Patient Handout on Psychological Counseling

Counseling

Self-Care Success

Monitoring Sheet for Depression

Self-

Depression Medication and Side Effects

Management

Mental Health and Drugs and Alcohol

How Can You Help with Sleep Problems

Suicide: What Should I Know?

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Checklist of Educational Materials for Parents Handout Date Provided

NAMI’s “A Family Guide”

Family Support Action Plan

How Can You Help with Sleep Problems

Depression and the Family

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Childhood Depression

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OLDER TEEN

Antidepressant Medication and YOU (12-21)

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YOUNGER TEEN

Antidepressant Medication and YOU (10-12)

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Patient Handout Psychological Counseling for Depression Quick Facts About Psychological Counseling/Psychotherapy In psychological counseling, youth with depression work with a qualified mental health care specialist who listens to them, talks, and helps them correct overly negative thinking and improve their relationships with others.

Treating Depression with Psychological Counseling/Psychotherapy Psychological counseling has been shown to be effective in treating many youth with depression. Psychological counseling can be done individually (with only you and a mental health specialist) or in a group (with you, a mental health specialist, and other youth with similar problems). More than half of the people with mild to moderate depression respond well to psychological counseling. While the length of time that persons are involved in counseling differs, people with depression can typically expect to attend a weekly hour-long counseling session for 8-20 weeks. If your depression is not noticeably improved after six to twelve weeks of counseling, this usually means that you need to try a different treatment for your depression. Psychological counseling by itself is not recommended as the only treatment for people whose depression is more severe. Medication is needed for this type of depression, and it can be taken in combination with psychological counseling.

What Can You Do to Help Your Clinician Most Effectively Treat Your Depression with Psychological Counseling? Keep all of your appointments with the mental health specialist.

Be honest and open and ask questions.

Work cooperatively with the mental health specialist (eg complete tasks assigned to you as part of the therapy).

Keep appointments with your primary care clinician and tell him/her how the therapy is working (eg whether your depression is getting better or worse).

Adapted with permission by GLAD-PC from Rost K. Training Primary Care Nurses to Improve Depression Treatment. NIMH grant MH54444

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Self-Care Success! Things you can do to help yourself. Name:__________________ Date: ____________

Instructions: When people are depressed they often forget to take care of themselves. By setting self-care goals you can take an active role in helping yourself feel better more quickly. Choose one or two of the areas below and set a goal. Make sure the goal is clear and reasonable. In the space below the boxes rate how likely you are to follow through on the goal(s) you set. If you are not very sure you can follow through on your goal you may want to find alternatives or make some adjustments.

Stay Schedule Eat Physically Pleasant Balanced Active Activities Meals

Each week during the next month I Even though I may not feel Even if I don’t feel like it, I will will spend at least ____ days doing motivated I will commit to eat ____ balanced meals per day the following physical activity for scheduling ___fun activities each to include _____ minutes. week for the next month. They __________________________ ______________________________ are________________________ __________________________ ______________________________ __________________________ __________________________ (Pick a specific date and time and __________________________ __________________________ make it reasonable!) (Specify when and with whom.) (Choose healthy foods.)

Spend Time With People Who Can Support You

Small Goals &

How likely are you to follow through with these activities prior to your next visit?

Not Likely 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Very Likely What might get in the way of your completing these activities prior to your next visit?

__________________________________________________________________________________________________

Solution(s) to the above barriers ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________

During the next month I will spend at least ___ days for at least __ minutes at a time with: _________ doing:_____________ _________ doing______________ _________ doing:_____________

(Who?) (What?) (eg talking, eating, playing)

Spend Time Relaxing

The problem is:________________ ____________________________ My goal is:___________________ ____________________________ Step 1:______________________ ____________________________ Step 2:_______________________ ____________________________ Step 3:_______________________

Small Goals & Simple Steps

Each week I will spend at least ____ days relaxing for ___ minutes by participating in the following activities: _________ __________________________ __________________________ (eg reading, writing in a journal, deep breathing, muscle relaxation)

Spend Time with People Who Support You

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Monitoring Sheet for Depression

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Depression Medications

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Mental Health and Drugs & Alcohol

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How Can You Help with Sleep Problems

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Suicide: What Should I Know?