title: Role of the community nurse in caring for people with depression.
abstract: Depression is often seen as a defect of character, rather than a disorder which can be treated. Elizabeth Armstrong outlines how nurses working in primary care can effectively recognise and refer patients or clients with depression.
authors.affiliation: National Depression Care Training Centre, University College, Northampton.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Armstrong
mesh_terms: D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000451:nursing*; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D012944:Social Support