You will design a teaching/treatment plan for the client in the vignette below, suffering from major depression with suicidal ideation.
Phyllis is 33 years old and has just had her first child three weeks ago. She had a very difficult delivery, was exhausted after 24 hours of hard labor
and then took her baby home to an empty house as her husband was in the Army in Afghanistan. Phyllis is hoping that her husband will soon be
home on leave but she is totally overwhelmed with caring for the baby alone. Her church is trying to help out but Phyllis feels guilty asking for help
when she thinks she should be able to take care of the baby on her own. Phyllis has become increasingly depressed, is not eating well and sleeps
only about 2 hours a night. She worries that something will happen to the baby if she is not constantly watching her and fears that her husband will be
killed in Iraq. She told someone at church that she “can't take it any more” and she is thinking about giving up. The pastor at her church is worried that
Phyllis might be suicidal.
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