title: The relationship between abuse and depression.
abstract: Very strong links exist between abuse and depression in clinical practice. Abuse and depression often coexist in the victims and perpetrators of abuse. In nursing practice, responding to patients, particularly women, presenting with depression or depressive symptoms requires an understanding of the underlying and perhaps hidden issues of abuse and violence. Women who have experienced trauma often are diagnosed with depression, when in fact they have symptoms more consistent with posttraumatic stress disorder. Furthermore, depression often improves over time, when women manage to escape the abuse and violence in the relationship.
authors: Department of General Practice, General Practice and Primary Health Care Academic Centre, University of Melbourne, 200 Berkeley Street, Carlton, Victoria 3068, Australia. k.hegarty@unimelb.edu.au
authors: Kelsey L
authors: KL
authors: Hegarty
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D018585:Battered Women / Q000523:psychology*; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D008960:Models, Psychological; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D012307:Risk Factors; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000523:psychology*; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology