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The social context of depression : How NPs can better address women's healthcare needs Keddie, Heather

Abstract

Women with social disadvantage often experience the most severe effects of depression and rely heavily on primary care for depression management. NPs, within the primary care sector, must know how to diagnose and treat depression and also recognize the root causes of depression that are influenced by social factors including disparities in the social determinants of health, adverse childhood events, and the experience of trauma and violence. Challenges to current depression management have significant economic and social costs to women, families, communities, and the health care system. Through the implementation of collaborative care practices, using trauma- and violence-informed principles to support and empower women, NPs are well positioned to be leaders in the management of depression care. As advocates at the clinical, community, and policy levels, NPs can address the root causes of depression, mitigating the long-term consequences related frequently to the experience of social inequities, trauma, and violence. Keywords: Depression, Women, Social Disadvantage, Trauma and Violence, Collaborative Care, Nurse Practitioners

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The social context of depression : How NPs can better address women's healthcare needs
Creator
Keddie, Heather
Date Issued
2016-04
Description
Women with social disadvantage often experience the most severe effects of depression and rely heavily on primary care for depression management. NPs, within the primary care sector, must know how to diagnose and treat depression and also recognize the root causes of depression that are influenced by social factors including disparities in the social determinants of health, adverse childhood events, and the experience of trauma and violence. Challenges to current depression management have significant economic and social costs to women, families, communities, and the health care system. Through the implementation of collaborative care practices, using trauma- and violence-informed principles to support and empower women, NPs are well positioned to be leaders in the management of depression care. As advocates at the clinical, community, and policy levels, NPs can address the root causes of depression, mitigating the long-term consequences related frequently to the experience of social inequities, trauma, and violence. Keywords: Depression, Women, Social Disadvantage, Trauma and Violence, Collaborative Care, Nurse Practitioners
Subject
Depression; Women; Social disadvantage; Trauma and violence; Collaborative care; Nurse Practitioners
Genre
Graduating Project
Type
Text
Language
eng
Series
University of British Columbia. NURS 596
Date Available
2017-06-29
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0348673
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/62121
Affiliation
Applied Science, Faculty of; Nursing, School of
Campus
UBCV
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Graduate
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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