title: Psychologic and physiologic aspects of depression.
abstract: Depression is a serious condition that will be encountered by most nurses regardless of their specialty area or practice setting. There is good empirical support for biologic and psychologic models of depression. This article discusses how symptom management is enhanced through a combination of psychotherapeutic and somatic treatments.
authors.affiliation: Office for Nursing Research Development and Utilization, University of Iowa College of Nursing, Iowa City.
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Buckwalter
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Babich
mesh_terms: D003863:Depression / Q000451:nursing* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D011613:Psychotherapy