Promoting healthy coping mechanisms in African-American women with depression
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Megan Marie Deighton, SN, School of Nursing, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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African-American women have a stigma associated with mental illness causing them to avoid seeking treatment. My evidence-based research focuses on African-American women's beliefs about depression, barriers to treatment, and their past experiences. My research also identifies coping mechanisms used by African-American women, focusing on ways to help them seek treatment.
44th Biennial Convention 2017 Theme: Influence Through Action: Advancing Global Health, Nursing, and Midwifery.
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Acquisition | Proxy-submission |
Review Type | None: Event Material, Invited Presentation |
Format | Text-based Document |
Evidence Level | N/A |
Research Approach | N/A |
Keywords | Coping; Depression; Stigma |
Name | 44th Biennial Convention |
Host | Sigma Theta Tau International |
Location | Indianapolis, Indiana, USA |
Date | 2017 |
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