Concept Analysis

Abstract

Human life is full of variations and disturbance of moods ranging from happiness to sadness. Depression has been identified as major problem not only in adults but in adolescents as well that represents their mental state of unhappiness, hopelessness and fatigue. This paper aims to understand the concept of depression from nursing, medical and psychological perspectives and propose some tools and techniques to manage depression in adolescent patients of oncology.

Table of Contents

Abstract2

Introduction4

Nursing Discipline5

Medical Discipline6

Psychology Discipline?7

Rational for Selection8

Antecedents8

Consequences8

Conclusion9

References10

Concept Analysis

Introduction

Ups and downs are part of human moods where being sad reflects unpleasing experiments and misfortunes of life, while being happy shows represents sense of achievements. Depression can be seen as an explanation of human feeling of sadness but is not limited to sad mood. Mosby explains depression as an emotional condition that is not normal in nature and categorized by overstated feelings of sadness, misery, unhappiness, and hopelessness that are unsuitable where reality is not in proportion (Depression, 2002). In addition, depression can be presented in a broad range including affection, physiology, cognition, and behavioral expressions. If a child is depressed he or she may become aggressive and quickly lose control over his or her mood. However, when an adult oncology patient has depression he or she may have aches and pains that are frequent symptoms of depression in adults (Batmanqhelidi, 2005).

Further, it is also important to discuss that there are some side effects of prescribed medications that also create difficulty in identification and diagnosis of depression. This suggests that depression in adolescent patient of oncology needs to be analyzed under multiple disciplines in order to better examine symptoms of such patients and determine any intervention for treatment. Cook et al. (2002) argues that depression has become an expensive as well as unbearable health condition that has affects whole society. He further argues that depression also impact the life of family members of an individual who is suffering with depression. In fact, if an adolescent's diagnosis suggests that he or she is suffering with cancer, the risk of depression is increased. In addition, this depression also involves not only family but also the friends of adolescent. This reflects a complex situation related to the concept of depression and advises to build a multidisciplinary analysis including nursing, medical, and psychological.

Nursing Discipline

Nurses working in the area of cancer treatment have bigger responsibility in relation to the diagnosis as well as treatment of adolescent patient of cancer who is also suffering with depression. Every individual who is a cancer patient takes depression as a serious concern for his deteriorating health condition. In addition, depression is also a matter of worry for his or her family at this stage. According to Fulcher et al. (2008) depression is a barrier in diagnosis as well as treatment of cancer patients as patient does not feel comfortable in sharing his or her physiological concerns. In addition, early intervention for depression symptoms in such patients is also crucial as depression is directly linked to the decline in life standard, health ...