Access to mental health services is a hot topic in U.S. Healthcare. Do you know what resources are available for clients seeking care in your own community? Select one mental health related condition from the list below. Conduct a web search to identify health care services within your community aimed specifically at addressing this condition.

Choose one:

• Depression
• Suicidal ideation
• Opioid addiction

Answer the following questions in your post:

1. When reviewing a client’s health history and physical examination record, what are some findings (subjective and objective) that may indicate a need for further in-depth assessment for the condition you selected above?
2. Describe a focused specialty assessment tool you could use to screen the client for this condition.
3. What resources did you find in your community that address this issue? What type of services do they provide? Were there specific resources or services you were hoping to locate, and could not? Please explain.

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Health condition of a person is very vital. Gathering of information concerning a patient before treatment commences is a daily procedure for health practitioners. The information gathered be it objective or subjective helps the health personnel to come up with an effective treatment plan that will adequately handle the condition. In dealing with depression, some of the subjective and objective data that will necessitate further examination include. Findings such as unexplained loss of weight, lack of sleep, lack of interest in daily activities are some findings which necessitate an additional evaluation of the patient (WHO, 2017).

To decisively say that the problem at hand is depression, I will use PRIME-MD to diagnose the condition. PRIME-MD is a questionnaire consisting of 26 questions…

 

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