Citation

John RL, Antai-Otong D. Nurs. Clin. North Am. 2016; 51(2): 335-351.

Affiliation

Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Integrated Service Networks-(VISN-17), 2301 E. Lamar Boulevard, Arlington, TX 76006, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.cnur.2016.01.015

PMID

27229286

Abstract

Mood disorders have a high incidence of coexisting psychiatric, substance use, and physical disorders. When these disorders are unrecognized and left untreated, patients are likely to have a reduced life expectancy and experience impaired functional and psychosocial deficits and poor quality of life. Psychiatric nurses are poised to address the needs of these patients through various approaches. Although the ideal approach for mood disorders continues to be researched, there is a compilation of data showing that integrated models of treatment that reflect person-centered, strength, and recovery-based principles produce positive clinical outcomes.

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