title: Nursing diagnosis of depression.
abstract: To summarize, based on a sample of six subjects who were depressed, 12 nursing diagnoses were identified. Five of the 12 diagnoses occurred in more than one subject. Criteria for making a diagnosis were specified, and the diagnoses and their defining characteristics were examined for principles of classification.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods; D009736:Nursing Process / Q000379:methods; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing