title: Contemporary Treatment Approaches to Major Depression and Bipolar Disorders.
abstract: Mood disorders have a high incidence of coexisting psychiatric, substance use, and physical disorders. When these disorders are unrecognized and left untreated, patients are likely to have a reduced life expectancy and experience impaired functional and psychosocial deficits and poor quality of life. Psychiatric nurses are poised to address the needs of these patients through various approaches. Although the ideal approach for mood disorders continues to be researched, there is a compilation of data showing that integrated models of treatment that reflect person-centered, strength, and recovery-based principles produce positive clinical outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterans Affairs-Greater Los Angeles, 11301 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90073, USA. Electronic address: Richard.JohnJr@va.gov.
authors.forename: Richard L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: John
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Integrated Service Networks-(VISN-17), 2301 E. Lamar Boulevard, Arlington, TX 76006, USA.
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Antai-Otong
mesh_terms: D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D009629:Person-Centered Psychotherapy / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
keywords: Antidepressants; Bipolar disorder; Cognitive behavioral therapy; Mood stabilizers; Stressors; Suicide; Unipolar depression