Depression Journal of Nursing

Clinical Depression vs. Layman's' Depression: What Nurses Need to Know

The general term depressed used by laymen doesn't match the medical definition used by Nursing. How to distinguish the two.

Submitted by Michael C. LaFerney RN, PMHCNS, BC, Ph. D

I see you ....I see me.... (A Poem)

Tags: depression joy poem

Submitted by Kristie Johnson, DNP, RN, NP-C

The SSRI debate -Some thoughts

Tags: depression Psychiatry serotonin SSRI

The article takes a look at the the debate over whether depression is caused by reduced serotonin or a combination of other factors.

Submitted by Michael C. LaFerney RN, PMHCNS, BC, Ph. D

I Will Not Die But Live!

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Since leaving nursing in 2008 I have wanted to write about my experiences as an emergency nurse and what happened to me as a whistleblower. This is my story.

Submitted by Christine Cameron RN

Distress and Depression Among Bone and Marrow Transplant Patients

Tags: BMT cancer patients chemotherapy depression distress patient care stress therapy treatment

Bone and Marrow Transplant (BMT) is a five step treatment process: screening, collecting, conditioning, infusion, and engraftment. Bone and marrow transplant treatment is very aggressive that creates significant physical, social, psychological, and emotional stress. During the treatment process, many BMT recipients experience and display a wide array of psychosocial disorders including distress, anxiety, and depression. The way an individual experiences and copes with the distress, anxiety, and depression contributes to the physiological, psychological, and psychosocial outcomes of BMT treatment.

Submitted by Kari Isaak, RN, BSN

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