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DAVID HALL SITS DOWN WITH
GUESTS FROM OSCEOLA MEDICAL
CENTER AND HOW MENTAL HEALTH CAN
AFFECT THINGS THIS TIME OF YEAR.
THIS TIME OF MONTH, SEASONAL
DEPRESSION, THERE, ARE WAYS TO
COUNTERACT FEELINGS FOR A
HEALTHY AND HAPPY WINTER SEASON.
JOINING ME THIS MORNING, WE HAVE
A PSYCHIATRIST AND A LEAD SOCIAL
WORKER FOR THE OUTPATIENT
PROGRAM.
WELCOME TO FLASH POINT.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
DOCTOR, WHY DO PEOPLE END TO
FEEL MORE DEPRESSED DURING A
WINTER SEASON?
WINTER OR FALL SEASON BRINGS
A LOT OF JOY FOR SOME BUT BRINGS
ANXIETY FOR MANY PEOPLE.
WHAT IT BRINGINGS IS TO THE
NEURO PATH OL.
IT TAKES US DOWN TO THE
SYMPTOMS OF MORE ANXIETY AND
DEPRESSION.
PARTICULARLY AROUND THE WINTER
MONTHS, CERTAINLY, MORE CLINICAL
DISORDER THAN JUST THE WINTER
BLUE.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, WHAT
CAN BE DONE TO FIGHT THAT LONELY
FEELING IF SOMEONE IS FEELING
THAT?
I CAN SHARE WITH YOU WHAT I
HAVE SEEN IN MY PRACTICE.
PEOPLE COME WITH EMOTIONAL
FEELINGS OF BEING WITHDRAWN,
SAD, NOT HAPPY, WHEN USUALLY IT
IS JOY.
IT ALSO LEADS TO OTHER
SYMPTOMS, IRRITABILITY,
WITHDRAWN, NOT ENJOYING THE
SOCIAL LIFE.
COGNITION PROBLEMS, NOT ABLE TO
FOCUS, OR FORGET EASILY.
IF IT GOES ON, IT MOVES TO
WEAKNESS OR LACK OF ENERGY.
EMOTIONAL SYMPTOMS FOLLOWED BY
COGNITIVE AND THEN SOMATIC
SYMPTOMS.
IF YOU RECOGNIZE ANY OF THESE,
EARLY SIGNS OF DEPRESSION.
VERY IMPORTANT TO PAY
ATTENTION TO SOME OF THOSE
SUBTLE SIGNS, THOSE IMPORTANT
SIGNS, EARLY SIGNS.
YES.
THE TASK FORCE RECENTLY
ADVISE ALL PHYSICIANS SCREEN ALL
ADULTS FOR DEPRESSION AND TREAT
THOSE AFFECTED BY MOOD DISORDER.
DO YOU SEE THE SCREENINGS AS
BENEFICIAL?
AND IF SO, WHY?
AS I SAID, EARLY DETECTION IS
IMPORTANT.
IN MANY OF THE STUDIES, OVER AND
OVER HAVE SHOWN, EARLY
INTERVENTION BRING BETTER
IMPROVEMENT.
IF YOU DIAGNOSE THE DEPRESSION
EARLY, YOU CAN TREAT WITH ONE OR
COMBINATION THERAPY.
IF YOU GET LATE, THREE MONTHS,
IT BECOMES MORE DIFFICULT AND
MORE INTERVENTION FOR THERAPIES.
DOCTOR, THANK YOU FOR THEN
FOE AND THE ADVICE.
TODAY ON FLASH POINT WE'RE
TALK TO TWO DOCTORS FROM THE
OSCEOLA MEDICAL CENTER.
MARIA, WOULD YOU RECOMMEND
SEEKING TREATMENT AND HOW DO YOU
DETERMINE WHETHER THEY SHOULD
RECEIVE ANY TREATMENT?
LIKE HE SAID, EARLY DETECTION
IS IMPORTANT, AND EARLY
TREATMENT.
THE SOONER, YOU KNOW, CLIENTS
AND CONSUMERS ARE ABLE TO ACCESS
THE THERAPIES IT IS IMPORTANT.
WE CAN HELP THEM WITH
ASSESSMENTS AND TAILORED NEEDS
AND STEPS TO IMPROVE THEIR OVER
ALL HEALTH.
THE SOONER THE BETTER?
THE SOONER THE BETTER.
ARE THERE SIGNS THAT PATIENTS
DISMISS?
LACK OF ENERGY, ISOLATION, A
LACK OF INTEREST IN SOCIAL
ACTIVITIES.
WORKLOADS TEND TO BE MORE
OVERWHELMING AND UNABLE TO
PRODUCE IN THE WORK ENVIRONMENT.
THOSE ARE SYMPTOMS WHERE YOU
THINK OH, I'M TIRED, BUT WE NEED
TO PAY ATTENTION TO THOSE
BECAUSE THOSE COULD BE INCREASED
WITH MORE PRESSURE.
NOW FOR THOSE LOOKING FOR
HELP OR TREATMENT, WHAT KIND OF
TREATMENTS DO YOU OFFER?
THE GREAT NEWS ABOUT THE
SERVICES THAT I'M VERY EXCITED
ABOUT TO SHARE IS THAT WE ARE
KIND OF LIKE A ONE STOP SHOP WE
CAN EMERGENCY INTERVENE WITH AN
EMERGENCY VISIT, IF YOU ARE
FEELING AN SLIGHT, A PANIC
ATTACK.
WE HAVE AN INTAKE, OUR
SPECIALTY, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH,
AND RIGHT AFTER THAT AND DECIDE
IF AN INPATIENT ADMISSION WOULD
BE WARRANTED BASED ON SYMPTOMS.
THAT IS AN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
UNIT.
IF NOT, WE ALSO PROVIDE
OUTPATIENT SERVICES, WHERE
PATIENTS CAN BE REFERRED FOR
INDIVIDUAL AND OUTPATIENT
TREATMENT FOR THESE SYMPTOMS.
SO WE ARE EARLY ON DETECTING
THOSE SYMPTOMS AND INTRODUCING
OURSELVES TO THE COMMUNITY, TO
THE CONSUMERS, SO THEY CAN FEEL
COMFORTABLE SEEING THE SAME
FACES THEY WILL SEE IN THE
INPATIENT OR OUTPATIENT
SETTINGS.
IT IS ALL ABOUT THE
CONTINUATION OF CARE.
WE WORK VERY HARD TO MAKE SURE
THOSE PATIENTS ARE ENGAGED.
WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT
PATIENTS IN NEED.
TELL ME THIS.
WHAT IS THE MAIN IMPACT YOU
BOTH HAVE SEEN IN YOUR
COMMUNITY?
WELL, WITH THE HOSPITAL AND
THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAM
BEING AN ALL-IN ONE COMMUNITY
SETTING, THE COMMUNITY IS ABLE
TO SEE THERE IS ONE MORE PLACE
WHERE THEY CAN BE SEEN, BE
TREATED, INPATIENT OR
OUTPATIENT, ANY KIND OF
REFERRAL.
WE -- THEY DON'T NEED A
PHYSICIAN REFERRAL.
IN TERMS OF YOU, DOCTOR, WHAT
HAVE YOU SEEN?
WHERE LOCATED IN THE
COMMUNITY WHERE WE PROVIDE
COMPLETE COMPREHENSIVE CARE.
THE HELP OF MANY OF THE
SITUATIONS CAN BE GIVEN.
NOT ONLY IS DISCHARGING THE
PATIENTS INTO THE COMMUNITY, WE
HAVE A BRIDGE PROGRAM DESIGNED
FOR COMPLETE AND COMPREHENSIVE
THERAPY PROGRAM, WHERE THEY CAN
GO INTO THE GROUP SETTINGS AND
LEARN DIFFERENT WAY OF SKILLS,
ASSERTIVENESS, GRIEF, THAT HELPS
THEM GO TO THE NEXT LEVEL, WHICH
IS OUTPATIENT BY THEMSELVES.
THIS COMMUNITY HAS BEEN SERVED
IS MUCH NEEDED.
WHERE I SEE PEOPLE DON'T FOLLOW
UP.
WE EDUCATE THEM HOW IMPORTANT IT
IS TO KEEP THEIR FIRST
APPOINTMENT.
MANY PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND
THAT, AND MANY PEOPLE WHO MISS
THEIR FIRST APPOINTMENT CAUSE
THEM TO RELAPSE.
THANK YOU BOTH FOR YOUR TIME