Women, depression, and biological psychiatry: implications for psychiatric nursing

The belief that taking medicine alone will eradicate depression can increase feelings of helplessness and dependence in depressed women, and deprive them of the opportunity to explore interpersonal reasons for the depression.

To examine the impact on depressed women of a purely biological approach to depression

Clinical work with depressed women and review of related literature.

In a depressed woman who has a history of passive behavior, a purely biological approach has poor long-term effects.