The role of the nurse in the care of patient with depression

Abstract

Depression is one of the most common mental disorders. Her symptoms affect important areas of human functioning, affect the individual feelings patients, determine the quality of social relations in the area of a family life and career. There are many theories explaining the mechanism of formation of depression. They stress the biological, intrapersonal and interpersonal aspects of the problem Contemporary psychiatry based on the holistic concept of man, created new areas of responsibilities and makes it necessary to share a nurse in mental health promotion, prevention of mental disorders, diagnostic and therapeutic process and rehabilitation. Among the nurses performed tasks for the mentally ill patient to come to the fore the impact of psychotherapeutic. Nursing therapeutic interventions to patients with depression are an integral part of the therapeutic process, are aimed at maintaining the resources and opportunities conducive to reducing or offsetting the main problems. The modern model of psychiatric nursing care of the patient increases to the level of an active entity. By activating the sick, hospital environment, the inclusion in the process of treatment, family, social isolation and mental degradation prevented the creation of a group of chronically ill requiring constant care. Specialized nursing care of patients with depression requires nurses wide professional knowledge and effective action to improve the daily functioning affecting the patient and family. Important are also intellectual predisposition and character traits such as: the ability of empathy, patience, self-control, the ability to work on themselves. Holistic nursing care model sets a new, promising direction of thinking about mental diseases, patients and their relationship with the environment.