title: The short-term treatment of depression of physically ill hospital patients.
abstract: There is a high prevalence of depression among physically ill adult hospital patients. An approach to short-term social work intervention with these patients is suggested, which takes into account the crucial time constraints of most social work practice in acute care hospitals. Brief treatment can reduce the debilitating symptoms of depression reactive to the stress of illness during hospitalization or in the post discharge period.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000275:Adjustment Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003376:Counseling; D005196:Family Therapy; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008605:Mental Health Services; D008875:Middle Aged; D012944:Social Support; D012947:Social Work