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Up from depression: strategies used by women recovering from depression
Author(s) -
PEDEN A. R.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.69
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1365-2850
pISSN - 1351-0126
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2850.1994.tb00023.x
Subject(s) - depression (economics) , psychological intervention , psychiatry , cognition , psychology , clinical psychology , nursing interventions classification , medicine , economics , macroeconomics
Depression has reached epidemic proportions among women. It is estimated that one out of every three women between 18 and 24 years is significantly depressed. The purpose of this paper is to describe treatment strategies, interventions, and skills used by women to recover from depression. Three distinct categories of effective strategies that enhanced recovery are described. These include cognitive strategies, active behavioral strategies, and information seeking. In order to deliver quality psychiatric nursing care, nurses must have knowledge of the strategies used by women who are recovering from depression.