I. Thesis: Due to depression being so prevalent in adolescents, it is vital to identify the most efficient treatment plan, which involves an early diagnosis and multimodal approach.
II. Major Point 1: Early diagnosis is key.
A. Paragraph 1: Why it's so important?
If not diagnosed early in adolescents, depression can lead to problems such as substance abuse, school drop out, etc. (Dembar, Alexandra).
"Adolescence is a period when patterns of health promoting or health damaging behaviors are established that will have a substantial influence on health status during adulthood, affecting rates of acute and chronic disease and life expectancy" (Melnyk, Bernadette).
Depression responds well to early treatment, …show more content…
Major Point 3: Like any type of treatment, there are possible disadvantages to the multimodal approach, but they are outnumbered by the benefits.
A. Paragraph 1: Disadvantages to multimodal approach
Multimodal approach can be more costly (Melnyk, Bernadette).
In addition, it can take more time and commitment (Melnyk, Bernadette).
Also, there are typically more staff training needs (Melnyk, Bernadette). B. Paragraph 2: Counterarguments for these possible disadvantages
The cost is going to be more when treatment is first implemented, but if the patient goes through the process, then the symptoms can be cured faster and the amount of reoccurrence decreases; therefore the amount of treatment in the future decreases.
The time spent treating depression is going to be more at the start, but time will be saved in the future due to there not being as many depressive episodes.
Staff training needs will be worth it if depression in adolescents can be treated in such a way that there is an almost guaranteed …show more content…
Conclusion: Depression is a mental illness that is affecting people of all ages, which is why it is important to stop it early on, so people can live their lives with as few depressive episodes as possible. In theory, the multimodal approach seems to be the best option because it allows adolescents to be treated in multiple ways, relieving not only generalized symptoms through medication but also personal problems that can cause depression through
II. Major Point 1: Early diagnosis is key.
A. Paragraph 1: Why it's so important?
If not diagnosed early in adolescents, depression can lead to problems such as substance abuse, school drop out, etc. (Dembar, Alexandra).
"Adolescence is a period when patterns of health promoting or health damaging behaviors are established that will have a substantial influence on health status during adulthood, affecting rates of acute and chronic disease and life expectancy" (Melnyk, Bernadette).
Depression responds well to early treatment, …show more content…
Major Point 3: Like any type of treatment, there are possible disadvantages to the multimodal approach, but they are outnumbered by the benefits.
A. Paragraph 1: Disadvantages to multimodal approach
Multimodal approach can be more costly (Melnyk, Bernadette).
In addition, it can take more time and commitment (Melnyk, Bernadette).
Also, there are typically more staff training needs (Melnyk, Bernadette). B. Paragraph 2: Counterarguments for these possible disadvantages
The cost is going to be more when treatment is first implemented, but if the patient goes through the process, then the symptoms can be cured faster and the amount of reoccurrence decreases; therefore the amount of treatment in the future decreases.
The time spent treating depression is going to be more at the start, but time will be saved in the future due to there not being as many depressive episodes.
Staff training needs will be worth it if depression in adolescents can be treated in such a way that there is an almost guaranteed …show more content…
Conclusion: Depression is a mental illness that is affecting people of all ages, which is why it is important to stop it early on, so people can live their lives with as few depressive episodes as possible. In theory, the multimodal approach seems to be the best option because it allows adolescents to be treated in multiple ways, relieving not only generalized symptoms through medication but also personal problems that can cause depression through