NO DRUG THERAPY IN PRIMARY CARE (ASSESSMENT & ADVICE)
Grief and loneliness some parents feel when children leave home; managed with supportive counselling and reassurance rather than medication, unless it evolves into a clinical depressive episode. - Assessment and advice
Adult-only condition - paediatric section not applicable
No dose - no medicine is given for this in primary care
Grief and loneliness some parents feel when children leave home; managed with supportive counselling and reassurance rather than medication, unless it evolves into a clinical depressive episode.
- No medicine is prescribed for this in primary care. The value of the consultation is recognition, explanation and follow-up, and referral if the red flags above appear.
- RED FLAG - Persistent low mood or loss of function suggesting evolution to major depression: assess and manage as depression rather than as an adjustment reaction.