Depression Clinical Pathway — Outpatient Behavioral Health and Primary Care
Depression Clinical Pathway — Outpatient Behavioral Health and Primary Care
Discharge
The goal of treatment is to achieve recovery with no or few residual symptoms of depression and restoration of functioning. Upon achieving recovery, discharge is recommended.
In preparing for discharge, it is important to engage in relapses/recurrence prevention, which should include the following:
- Importance of ongoing monitoring of mood
- Education about the differences between normal sadness and a relapses/recurrence
- Discussion about signs of a relapses/recurrence
- Identification of likely triggers for a relapses/recurrence
- Review skills that can be used to prevent or treat a relapses/recurrence