Module 15: Mental Health Problems (Assessment)
A 45-year-old woman complains of feeling depressed and lonely, unable to sleep well and minor aches and pains one month after her husband?s death.
What is the first line of management?
A. encourage her to talk about her husband and her feelings about his death
B. prescribe her major tranquillisers
C. refer her to a psychiatrist
D. start her on antidepressants
E. prescribe her minor tranquillisers and sedatives at night
A 45-year-old woman complains of feeling depressed and lonely, unable to sleep well and minor aches and pains one month after her husband?s death.
What is the first line of management?
A. encourage her to talk about her husband and her feelings about his death
B. prescribe her major tranquillisers
C. refer her to a psychiatrist
D. start her on antidepressants
E. prescribe her minor tranquillisers and sedatives at night