title: Mental health and long-term conditions 2: Managing depression.
abstract: This second article in a two-part series on mental health and long-term conditions discusses the complex area of comorbid physical health and mental health problems. It focuses on depression--one of the most common mental illnesses--examining its prevalence and symptoms in people with long-term conditions, and how it can affect the ability to self-manage them. It also examines how nurses can support clients who experience depression as part of their long-term condition.
authors.affiliation: Trinity College, Dublin.
authors.forename: Mike
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nash
authors.forename: Justin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McDermott
mesh_terms: D002908:Chronic Disease; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000451:nursing* / Q000628:therapy; D004739:England / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D015995:Prevalence; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000379:methods*