TY - JOUR
T1 - Assessment and management of depression
T2 - An imperative for community-based practice
AU - Badger, Terry A.
AU - Cardea, Jane M.
AU - Biocca, Lana J.
AU - Mishel, Merle H.
N1 - Funding Information:
From the College of Nursing, University ofArizona, Tucson; and the Department of Nursing, Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, CA Supported by Grant No. 1 T15-MH18874-01 from the Depression Awareness, Recognition, and Treatment program of the National institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD, to Merle Mishel. Address reprint requests to Terry A. Badger, Ph.D., R.N., College of Nursing, University of Arizona, Tucson AZ 85721. 0 1990 by W.B. Saunders Company. O&33-9417/90/0404-0010$3.0000/0
PY - 1990/8
Y1 - 1990/8
N2 - The purpose of this mental health training program was to increase primary care nurses' knowledge and skills about depression. The program emphasized criteria for assessing depression, presented psychopharmacological and psychotherapeutic content, discussed care coordination among multiple agencies and providers, and addressed referral resources. Highlighted were cultural and developmental issues for Native Americans, Mexican-Americans, the elderly, and adolescents. The training program successfully increased primary care nurses' knowledge about depression and their abilities to use this knowledge in clinical practice.
AB - The purpose of this mental health training program was to increase primary care nurses' knowledge and skills about depression. The program emphasized criteria for assessing depression, presented psychopharmacological and psychotherapeutic content, discussed care coordination among multiple agencies and providers, and addressed referral resources. Highlighted were cultural and developmental issues for Native Americans, Mexican-Americans, the elderly, and adolescents. The training program successfully increased primary care nurses' knowledge about depression and their abilities to use this knowledge in clinical practice.
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U2 - 10.1016/0883-9417(90)90038-M
DO - 10.1016/0883-9417(90)90038-M
M3 - Article
C2 - 2241243
AN - SCOPUS:0025469060
VL - 4
SP - 235
EP - 241
JO - Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
JF - Archives of Psychiatric Nursing
SN - 0883-9417
IS - 4
ER -