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Outpatient Psychiatry

Difficulty
Beginner
Domain
Mental Health
Subdomain
Outpatient
Environment
Counseling center
Region
USA
Time Estimate:
22 min.
Avg. Length per Line:
8 sec.
Introductory Summary
A 17-year-old teenager, Itzel, is struggling with depression and anxiety.
Disclaimer:
This text is an original work of fiction based on real scenarios. Any similarities between people or places are purely coincidental.
Participants
Abbr. Role Language(s)
Int Interpreter en-US es-MX
Prt Parent es-MX
Pt Patient en-US es-MX
Dr Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist en-US
FD Front Desk en-US
Contributors
Author
Romina Espinosa
Co-Author
Ana Soler
Editors
Devin Gilbert
Yohana Imperio
Allison deFreese
Audio Engineer
Omar Mendoza
Voice Actors
Front Desk
Delaney Johns
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
Skylar Lees
Parent
Pamela Martínez Ruiz
Interpreter
Giovanna Torres
Full Summary
A 17-year-old teenager, Itzel, is struggling with depression and anxiety. She is going to Sol y Luna Counseling Services for mental health therapy. Spanish and English interpreter, Luciana, goes to a mental health interpreting session where the mother, Mrs. Ruiz, and the psychiatrist, Dr. Smith, need language access services to effectively communicate with one another. Dr. Smith first meets with the minor, then calls in the interpreter and caregiver to meet separately, and at the end everyone meets in the therapy room.
Main Challenges
The session gets emotional for Itzel’s mother when she is sharing her concerns privately with Dr. Smith. It’s a challenging assignment where interpreter Luciana needs to use her judgment to effectively provide language access.
Key Terminology and Vocabulary
English español
therapist terapeuta --- ---
depression depresión --- ---
anxiety ansiedad --- ---
medication medicamento --- ---
high blood pressure presión alta presión arterial alta tensión alta
how embarrassing qué pena --- ---
therapy terapia --- ---
psychotherapy psicoterapia --- ---
guilty culpable --- ---
appetite apetito --- ---
symptom síntoma --- ---
anemia anemia --- ---
focus enfocarse --- ---
pay attention poner atención prestar atención ---
mood estado de ánimo --- ---
worries preocupaciones --- ---
behavior comportamiento --- ---
medical history antecedentes médicos historial médico ---
pill pastilla --- ---

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Supplementary Resources
Anxiety disorders (Mayo Clinic)
Trastornos de ansiedad (Mayo Clinic)
Anxiety disorders (Merck Manual)
Trastornos de ansiedad (Merck Manual)
Depression (Medline Plus)
La depresión (Medline Plus)
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Youth Mental Health (Mental Health America)
National Alliance on Mental Illness
Interpreting blog (Kenton Myers and Gloshanda Lawyer)
A Conversation Starter: Reclaiming our Time (Kenton Myers, Gloshanda Lawyer, and Tiffany Hill)
How to Give to Others without Burning Out (UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center)
The new 988 mental health hotline is live. Here’s what to know (NPR)
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline)
CCHI’s Mini-Glossaries for Interpreters (Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters)

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