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Factors Related to Severity and Prognosis in Mood Disorders

Factors Related to Severity and Prognosis in Mood Disorders. Finnerty Emerald aka Todd Finnerty, Psy.D. PsychContinuingEd.com CESL 2010. Why assess for severity and prognosis?. Counselors can…. Predict the course of counseling Identify potential roadblocks Select Interventions.

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Factors Related to Severity and Prognosis in Mood Disorders

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  1. Factors Related to Severity and Prognosis in Mood Disorders Finnerty Emerald aka Todd Finnerty, Psy.D. PsychContinuingEd.com CESL 2010

  2. Why assess for severity and prognosis?

  3. Counselors can… • Predict the course of counseling • Identify potential roadblocks • Select Interventions

  4. Client #1 (fewer factors) Client #2 (more factors ) A Tale of Two Clients

  5. Does Client #1 have less severity and a better prognosis?

  6. Client 1 & Client 2 are the same person

  7. An Imperfect Science

  8. Depression may not be so “Typical”

  9. Integrate Multiple Domains Physiological Predictors Cognitive Predictors Clinical Predictors

  10. “Physiological”

  11. “Cognitive”

  12. “Clinical”

  13. Suicide

  14. Reminders • Symptoms do not equal Severity(focus on functioning) • The devil is in the details (follow up) • Frequency, Intensity, Duration • No man is an Island

  15. Resilience

  16. disability

  17. Thank You: materials @ ToddFinnerty.com

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