Mary is keen to engage in treatment sessions and activities and is feeling more positive about her future.
Mary: GHQ-12 (Marked improvement) [PDF, 183KB]
What should the team do?
- Mary is given positive feedback from the team and her family. Her mood is regularly reviewed.
- Mary is encouraged to take more control of her rehabilitation and set her own goals for recovery.
- She is introduced to the concept of self-management (the ability to manage her own symptoms) for her to continue with in the community.
- At the point of discharge planning the team meet with Mary and her family to produce an ‘relapse prevention’ plan to keep Mary active in the community. (click on the PDF link below to see an example of a ‘relapse prevention plan’) Although Mary is no longer depressed she is still potentially vulnerable to further depressive episodes in the future.
- The discharge letter highlights to the GP that Mary has been depressed during her admission although she has progressed well. The stroke nurse specifically asks Mary whether she is depressed or not and how she is feeling at her follow up visits.
Mary’s relapse prevention plan [PDF, 69KB]
Page last reviewed: 25 Feb 2020
