Penerapan Terapi Relaksasi Guided Imagery pada pasien Depresi di Panti Sosial Rehabilitas Dinas Sosial Kota Palembang

Depression is a feeling disorder accompanied by a psychological component and a somatic component that occurs as a result of prolonged sadness. Guided Imagery Therapy is a type of relaxation complementary therapy by inviting clients to imagine happy things during their lives so that feelings of pleasure and burdens on their minds will be slightly forgotten. use imagination to reduce anxiety stress, even depression. Knowing the application of nonpharmacological interventions namely Guided Imagery Relaxation Therapy in Depressed patients. The research
design used a descriptive design in the form of a case study with a nursing care approach. In this case study, the author will systematically describe the nursing care of guided imagery therapy at the Palembang social service rehabilitation center. Guided imagery relaxation therapy was
carried out for 3 days, in 1 day giving 1 time with a duration of 15 minutes. The sample in this application is moderately depressed patients and uses the Hamilton Depresion Rating Scale(HDRS) questionnaire sheet. The results of the case study showed that there were changes before and after the Guided Imagery therapy was given to respondents 1 and 2, namely the moderate depression score of respondent 1 (17) and respondent 2 (16) to mild depression with a score of 10. Suggestions in this study provide more information regarding the application of Evidence Based Practice (EBP) non-pharmacological therapy to reduce the level of depression.