Using social media to recruit research participants: a literature review.

Background: It may be challenging for researchers to recruit enough participants to have a diverse and representative sample for their studies. Usual recruitment methods that were historically effective can be difficult to use because of high costs, time constraints and geographical limitations. Social media is a low-cost, time-saving alternative.

Clinical instruction in mental health nursing: students' perceptions of best practices.

Objectives: Negative clinical educational experiences for student nurses are predictors of negative attitudes and perceptions towards mental health. In clinical education, instructors take on this important role often with little to no formal training. This study explored nursing students' perceptions of instructional best practices in mental health clinical education.

Late life depression: nursing actions that can help.

Purpose: This article explains the symptoms of late life depression (LLD) and discusses evidence-informed actions that nurses can implement to provide older adults with the help they need.

Conclusions: Recognizing and addressing depression in older adults can enhance quality of life.

Practice Implications: People with LLD may not appear sad or express feelings of depression.

Seasonal Affective Disorder: An Overview of Assessment and Treatment Approaches.

Seasonal affective disorder or SAD is a recurrent major depressive disorder with a seasonal pattern usually beginning in fall and continuing into winter months. A subsyndromal type of SAD, or S-SAD, is commonly known as "winter blues." Less often, SAD causes depression in the spring or early summer.