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Depression Consultation: Considering Therapy Before Medication
GP (speaking English) and Patient (speaking Vietnamese) talk through “Depression Consultation: Considering Therapy Before Medication”. You interpret both ways — English into Vietnamese, and Vietnamese into English — one segment at a time, exactly as in the CCL test.
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Thanks for coming in today. Can you tell me how your mood, sleep, and daily routine have been over the past few weeks?
Dạ, khoảng sáu tuần nay tôi thấy buồn suốt, khó ngủ, và ban đêm cứ tỉnh giấc lúc ba giờ sáng.
Have you noticed any changes in appetite, energy, concentration, or had thoughts of hurting yourself recently?
Tôi ăn ít hơn, không có sức, nhưng tôi không có ý nghĩ làm hại bản thân. Bác sĩ ơi, có cách điều trị nào không cần dùng thuốc không?
Yes, there is. Cognitive behavioural therapy with a psychologist can help, and if your symptoms stay mild, we can try that before considering medication.
Vậy tốt quá, tôi muốn thử tâm lý trị liệu trước. Phải chờ bao lâu mới được gặp chuyên gia tâm lý ạ?
I'll refer you to a psychologist at Bankstown Community Health Centre; with a Mental Health Care Plan, sessions are partly covered by Medicare, starting within two weeks.
Cảm ơn bác sĩ. Nếu sau vài tuần trị liệu mà tôi vẫn không thấy khá hơn thì sao ạ?
If there's no improvement after four weeks, we can discuss adding a low-dose antidepressant alongside therapy; it's not addictive when used as prescribed correctly.
Dạ, vậy tôi yên tâm hơn nhiều. Khi nào tôi cần quay lại tái khám ạ?
Let's book a follow-up in four weeks to review your progress. If things feel worse before then, please call Lifeline on 13 11 14.
Dạ vâng, cảm ơn bác sĩ rất nhiều. Tôi sẽ cố gắng đi trị liệu đều đặn và gọi ngay nếu cần.
Terms in this dialogue that cost marks
CCL is marked on information transferred. These Australian terms have no direct word in most test languages — get one wrong and the segment's information is gone.
- mental health care planDịch là 'kế hoạch chăm sóc sức khỏe tâm thần' hoặc có thể giữ thêm '(Mental Health Care Plan)' để rõ nghĩa.
- medicareGiữ nguyên từ tiếng Anh 'Medicare' vì đây là tên riêng của hệ thống, không dịch thành 'bảo hiểm y tế' chung.
- lifelineGiữ nguyên tên riêng 'Lifeline' vì đây là tên tổ chức cụ thể, có thể thêm giải thích ngắn 'đường dây hỗ trợ khủng hoảng Lifeline' nếu cần.
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