title: Evidence-based treatment of mood disorders.
abstract: Currently, mental health care is seeking parity with medical health care for the first time. The readers of this article are informed, globally aware, expert clinicians. They have access to the latest resources for diagnostics and clinical guidelines for managing mental health problems. They can incorporate their use of self as a therapeutic agent to teach, listen, and negotiate effectively with patients and their families for optimal outcomes in treating the whole person, mind, body, emotions, and spirit. Advanced practice psychiatric mental health nurses are able to move with the changes in mental health care [7,33,35].
authors.affiliation: Veterans Administration Southern Nevada Health Care System, 1700 Vegas Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89106, USA. Sandra.Costell@med.va.gov
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Costell
mesh_terms: D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000451:nursing; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000451:nursing; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000451:nursing*; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing