title: Comparing patient and nurse specialist reports of causative factors of depression related to heart failure.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to compare participants' and a psychiatric nurse specialist's reports on factors precipitating depression and to validate a depression screening instrument.
  
  
  METHODS
  Participants were screened for and asked to self-report causative factors of their depression. Participants with moderately severe and severe depressive symptoms received a psychiatric nurse specialist assessment.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Participants self-reported several causative factors of depression. The psychiatric nurse specialist discovered these plus additional factors. The screening instrument was found to be reliable and valid for the measurement of depressive symptoms.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Participant self-report identifies many causative factors of depression. The psychiatric nurse specialist identifies additional factors, allowing individualized diagnoses and treatments.
authors.affiliation: Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA.
authors.forename: Kasey
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bowden
authors.forename: Sharon A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Fitzgerald
authors.forename: Ubolrat
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Piamjariyakul
authors.forename: Marilyn
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Werkowitch
authors.forename: Noreen C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Keighley
authors.forename: Carol E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010361:Patients / Q000523:psychology*; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D057566:Self Report; D055815:Young Adult