SR® Counseling Life Coaching in Primary Care
Up to one in four primary care patients suffer from depression; yet, primary care doctors identify less than one-third (31 percent) of these patients.
Primary care clinicians are slightly more likely to diagnose depression among patients with suicidal thoughts or who sleep all the time (hypersomnia) or can’t sleep (insomnia). Of the 304 patients in this study (mostly Latinos and blacks), 75 percent were significantly depressed, and 58 percent had both significant depression symptoms and functional impairment (such as insomnia). Suicidal thoughts increased 5.4 fold the likelihood of physician diagnosis of depression, and hypersomnia or insomnia doubled the likelihood of diagnosis. Other depression symptoms (for example, fatigue, poor appetite, excessive guilt, and agitation) and chronic medical conditions had no effect on physician diagnosis of depression. Ani, Bazargan, Hindman, et al.,“Depression symptomatology and diagnosis: Discordance between patients and physicians in primary care settings,” BMC Family Practice 9 (1), 2008
Why SR® is the Best Choice in Primary Care
SR® is fast, simple, powerful, proven and is supported by the brightest minds in psychology, counseling and teaching. No other modality in behavioral health has the 20 year efficacy of SR®. SR® begins with a single page 22 questionnaire that includes three instruments (Emotional Checklist - Behavior Control Checklist - Relationship Satisfaction Scale) to determine whether a patient may suffer from depression.
The primary care physician can become Certified or Certify a staff member in a short 2 days and 11 hours in order to guide someone through the SR® process who may be suffering from symptoms of depression. The physician and the patient have the option to enter all the patients data online or on paper. The online option allows for continual monitoring and updating of a patients condition via designated updated to the Emotional Checklist.