Depression and Distress Difficult to be noticed, a result of a study by the University of Leicester concluded that; nursing staff have a considerable difficulty in the diagnosis and detection of depression and distress.
This results make the researchers team start to plan to develop a strategy that help in identifing mood disorders . In the NHS 400,000 nurses provide valuable support to those suffering a range a physical and mental illnesses but struggle to detect depression in the early stages. Nurses are often very capable of forming good therapeutic relationships and provide a great deal of psychological support which is highly valued. However their ability to do this is increasingly under-pressure from high workloads and little funding for professional development.
In another study that tested the ability of nurses to detect distressed patients and found half were missed until distress became severe.
This results make the researchers team start to plan to develop a strategy that help in identifing mood disorders . In the NHS 400,000 nurses provide valuable support to those suffering a range a physical and mental illnesses but struggle to detect depression in the early stages. Nurses are often very capable of forming good therapeutic relationships and provide a great deal of psychological support which is highly valued. However their ability to do this is increasingly under-pressure from high workloads and little funding for professional development.
In another study that tested the ability of nurses to detect distressed patients and found half were missed until distress became severe.
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