http://nursingarchive.com www.NursingArchive.com Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:52:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://nursingarchive.com/list-of-articles/ DEPRESSION HAS HIGH prevalence and recurrence rates relative to other mental diseases, and its incidence in women is twice that in men, with that of menopausal women being even higher (Kessler 2003 and Shors and Leuner 2003). Hay et al. (1994) reported that the probability of experiencing depression within 4 ... http://nursingarchive.com/71/ DEPRESSION AFFECTS approximately 5% of today’s teenagers (Shaffer et al., 1996a) and is considered the fourth most important disease in the estimation of disease burden (Murray and Lopez, 1996). The impact of adolescent depression on the individual and society is far reaching, as depression in teenagers has been found to ... http://nursingarchive.com/70/ ALTHOUGH THE GOAL of the national policy on deinstitutionalization was to shift mental health care services from hospitals to the community, acute inpatient hospitalization remains a reality. In fact, the critical demand for acute inpatient psychiatric services is reflected by the recent increase in inpatient admissions (The National Association of ... http://nursingarchive.com/69/ THERE IS A CATCH phrase that dominates the clinical landscape of medical and psychiatric mental health care-evidence-based practice (EBP). Indeed, on any given day these phrases can be heard to be uttered in the hallways of our academic institutions as well as our clinical institutions; and are often narrowly interpreted ... http://nursingarchive.com/68/ THE WORLD HEALTH Organization estimates that major depression is now the fourth most important cause worldwide of loss in disability-adjusted life-years and will be the second most important cause by 2020 (World Health Organization, 2004). Depression is a frequently occurring psychiatric disorder with a prevalence of approximately 5% in the ... http://nursingarchive.com/66/ DATA FROM THE World Health Organization shows that depressive disorders are much more frequent among women than men (Ustun & Kessler, 2002). This holds true for Latinos, the largest ethnic group after Anglos in the United States (U.S.; U.S. Census Bureau, 2003). Among the estimated 38 million Latinos, most (24 ... http://nursingarchive.com/65/ DEPRESSION IS THE most common psychiatric disorder, affecting more than one in four Americans (Satcher, 1999). Of the 30,000 Americans who commit suicide every year, 90% have some mental disorder, often depression (Hyman, 2000). Although depression can be effectively treated, potential consumers conceal their symptoms and are reluctant to seek ... http://nursingarchive.com/64/ MENTAL ILLNESS, a leading cause of disability and premature mortality in America, contributes to the use of a significant portion of health care resources. Individuals suffering from mental illness have a diminished neurobiologic threshold and subsequent increased vulnerability to environmental stressors. This vulnerability predisposes individuals to a characteristically chronic course ... http://nursingarchive.com/63/ MENTAL ILLNESS IS a leading cause of disability and premature mortality in America and contributes to a significant portion of health care resources. Studies in neuropsychiatry and neurobiology show that serious mental illness, including mood and anxiety disorders, diminishes a vulnerable individual’s neurobiological threshold for environmental stressors. This vulnerability results ... http://nursingarchive.com/62/