Depression : Diagnosis/Outcome Identification

Diagnosis/Outcome Identification

• Disturbed Sensory Perception (auditory and visual)
• Disturbed Thought Processes
• Social Isolation
• Risk for Violence: Self-directed or Other-directed
• Impaired Verbal Communication
• Self-Care Deficit
• Disabled Family Coping
• Ineffective Health Maintenance
• Impaired Home-Maintenance

Outcome: The Patient

• Demonstrates an ability to relate to others satisfactorily
• Recognizes distortions of reality
• Has not harmed self or others
• Perceives self realistically
• Demonstrates ability to perceive the environment correctly
• Maintains anxiety at a manageable level
• Relinquishes need for delusions and hallucinations
• Demonstrates ability to trust others
• Uses appropriate verbal communication in interactions with others
• Performs self-care activities independently