{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The GP Podcast","title":"Managing Depression in Primary Care - Part 1","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/1eae0f75\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1557,"description":"Participants• Dr Aoife O'Sullivan, Clinical Lead in Mental Health, Irish College of GPs • Dr Brian Osborne, Assistant Medical Director and Director of Mental Health Programme, Irish College of GPs  • Dr John Maher - Host SummaryIn this first episode in a two-part series, Dr John Maher is joined by Dr Aoife O'Sullivan and Dr Brian Osborne to discuss the Irish College of GPs’ 2023 Quick Reference Guide (QRG) “Managing Depression in Primary Care.“   Our conversation focuses on the usability of the QRG for GPs in day to day practice.  The front page of the guide has a “Jump To” box, with 4 quick links to sections that GPs might need during a consultation:·      Talk Therapy Options (Psychotherapy);·      Medications;·      Switching medications;·      Referral to secondary care.   We begin today with a broader conversation that includes:·      Depression epidemiology and its burden on individuals and health systems;·      The phenomenon of increased mental health presentations by younger people in the primary care setting;·      A suggested approach to the consultation;·      The potential usefulness of assessment tools. We then focus on the first of the 4 quick links on the QRG front page, which is non-pharmacological options. Part 2 of this conversation is also available now in the show feed of your podcast player, and continues with a discussion of the remaining 3 quick links on the QRG front page, before wrapping up with some suggestions for possible audit and practice improvement project opportunities.   Links·      Irish College of GPs: Mental Health Clinical Hub·      Managing Depression in Primary Care: Quick Reference Guide (Irish College of GPs, June 2023) Assessment Tools (MDCalc)·      Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9)·      Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS)·      Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-15) Selected services for accessing free/low cost psychotherapy:·      Jigsaw (Free support for 12-25yo)·      Pieta·      Turn2Me·      MyMind (up...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/y2EoxHzUIjVYJ3OYuZDyKEUt5A0vOFWgd_rZpd9a_No/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9jMDYx/ZTU3NGE1OGUzMmQ2/YWYxYzU5NTZiMmY1/Njc2YS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}