Chapter Four Depression
18. Be aware of depression about depression which can arise because the person concludes that there are no justifying event/s. Ensure that there are slow motion action replays of dips in mood using the MOOD chart.
19. Ensure that after tracking their mood and developing objective thinking, the depressed client does not engage in rumination but decides what to do and does it – the ‘D’ in the MOOD chart.
20. Assist the depressed client to make a broad investment portfolio as a long term strategy for managing mood. But acknowledge that many tasks will have to be broken down into manageable sub-tasks.
