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dc.contributor.authorHsu, Mei-Chi
dc.contributor.authorMoyle, Wendy
dc.contributor.authorCreedy, Debra
dc.contributor.authorVenturato, Lorraine
dc.contributor.authorOuyang, Wen-Chen
dc.contributor.authorTsay, Shiow-Luan
dc.contributor.editorJoyce J. Fitzpatrick PhD, RN, FAAN
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T13:58:23Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T13:58:23Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.date.modified2010-06-25T06:42:36Z
dc.identifier.issn0883-9417
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.apnu.2008.03.004
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/29404
dc.description.abstractUnderstanding use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and antidepressants during patient's recovery for depression is important to enhance their psychological functioning and promote positive health care outcomes. This study investigated the use of antidepressant treatment and CAM in outpatients with depression 1 month after discharge from psychiatric hospitalization. Telephone surveys were conducted. Of the 201 participants, 50.2% reported using CAM 1 month after discharge. Nearly 41% (n = 82) used a combination of both antidepressant treatment and CAM after hospital discharge. The most commonly used CAMs were spiritual healing, relaxation techniques, and herbal medicine. Symptom relief was the top reason participants used CAM for depression. A number of factors were associated with higher odds of using CAM. CAM is often considered as a valued component of holistic care plan after discharge. It is important for nurses to identify the CAM approaches patients are using so that this information can assist in the education of patients and family about the benefits of contemporary treatments for depression, possible interactions when combining treatments, and the CAM and conventional medicine that can be helpful to relieve depression symptoms and psychological distress.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherW.B. Saunders Co.
dc.publisher.placeUnited States
dc.publisher.urihttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/08839417
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom75
dc.relation.ispartofpageto85
dc.relation.ispartofissue1
dc.relation.ispartofjournalArchives of Psychiatric Nursing
dc.relation.ispartofvolume23
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBiomedical and clinical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchMental health nursing
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPsychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchNursing
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode32
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode420504
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode52
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4205
dc.titleUse of antidepressants and complementary and alternative medicine among outpatients with depression in Taiwan
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.date.issued2009
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorMoyle, Wendy
gro.griffith.authorCreedy, Debra K.


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