Depression: A Major Public Health Concern, 2nd Edition - 28 Contact Hours
Tracking # 20-960656
Course overview
This course provides current, evidence-based information about depression for nurses from a variety of backgrounds. This includes: depression as an illness; the diagnostic criteria for different depression disorders; suicidal ideation and how to intervene; genetics and the brain; bipolar illness; the mechanisms of action of antidepressants, including potential adverse events and special considerations for the use of different medications; models of depression; different treatment approaches to help patients with depression; chronic illness and depression; substance use; anxiety disorders related to depression; and depression in special populations.
Subject areas
This course counts toward the state boards and subject areas below.