Question

Doctors say depression must be treated
( Médicos dizem que depressão deve ser tradada)

[…] Depression should be viewed as a medical condition and, if treated as per doctor’s advice, can prevent several suicides. “Constant stress due to financial, family, relationship, health and other issues will lead to depressive illness, which requires treatment. Usually, people come out of short-term depression. If it is for a significant duration, say more than two weeks, then family counselling and treatment should be taken up, […]” [Institute of Mental Health (IMH), Erragadda, superintendent] Dr Umashankar said “At least 8-10% of patients at general OPD suffer from some psychiatric illness.”
They are not aware of their problem and complain about headache, body pains and sleeplessness. And doctors, failing to recognise the illness, give them painkillers. According to NHRC [National Human Rights Commission of India] guidelines, all doctors have to be trained in psychiatry. […] Doctors say depression must be treated in psychiatry. [....]

(Adapted.). Accessed on: May 4, 2018. Suppressions for pedagogical purposes marked with […]

OPD: outdoor patient department, the department of a hospital that offers primary care to patients in general.

1º ) Write T (True) or F (False) for each statement.
a) According to Dr Umashankar, if a person has been feeling depressed for two weeks or more, he/she needs to ask for medical help.( )
b) Dr Umashankar says that a lasting sadness can be a depressive illness and thus require treatment. ( )
c) Psychiatric illnesses do not have effects on physical health. ( )
d) All doctors in India are able to recognize symptoms of depression.( )

Answer 1

Resposta:

1°

a) True=verdadeiro

b) True=verdadeiro

c) False=falso

d) False=falso

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