Out of Darkness: Symptoms and Treatments for Major Depressive Disorder - Part 1: It’s an Illness, Not Sadness

In this episode, we focus on symptoms within the diagnostic criteria of depression and observed symptoms that are seen in most people suffering with major depressive disorder but that are not necessarily a part of the diagnostic criteria. ---This is episode 1 of the series: Out of Darkness: Symptoms and Treatments for Major Depressive DisorderThis podcast series aims to help healthcare professionals understand the diagnosis of major depressive disorder, common symptoms, and the most severe outcome of suicide to assess risk. Also discussed will be the treatment approaches of the most common antidepressants, the newest medications and some medications under clinical trials, and the use of cognitive behavioral strategies to help a patient with depression. At Colibri Healthcare, we developed this educational content with a genuine approach to bringing attention to mental illness from a healthcare provider's perspective. This podcast series contains content that may be unsettling to some listeners. Each episode involves an in-depth discussion of suicide, depression, and self-harm. We do our best to discuss sensitive topics such as these with discretion and sincerity. Because of the sensitive topic being discussed, we recommend this podcast series for adults only. Content Warnings: Mentions of Depression, Death, Suicide Nurses may be able to complete an accredited CE activity featuring content from this podcast and earn CE hours provided from Elite Learning by Colibri Healthcare. For more information, click hereView Episode Show NotesView Episode Transcript Already an Elite Member? Login hereLearn more about CE Podcasts from Elite Learning by Colibri HealthcareView this podcast on Elite Learning Series: Out of Darkness: Symptoms and Treatments for Major Depressive Disorder