Major Depressive Disorder in Children and Adolescents

REQUIREMENTS

1.Select a scholarly nursing or research article (published within the last five years) related to mental health nursing, which includes content related to evidence‐based practice.

Link to the article https://doi.org/10.9740/mhc.2018.11.275

2. Write a 3 page paper (excluding the title and reference pages) using the following criteria.

a. Write a brief introduction of the topic and explain why it is important to mental health nursing.

b. Cite statistics to support the significance of the topic.

c. Summarize the article; include key points or findings of the article.

d. Discuss how you could use the information for your practice; give specific examples.

e. Identify strengths and weaknesses of the article.

f. Discuss whether you would recommend the article to other colleagues.

g. Write a conclusion.

3. Paper must follow APA format. Include a title page and a reference page; use 12‐point Times Roman font; and include in‐text citations (use citations whenever paraphrasing, using statistics, or quoting from the article). Please refer to your APA Manual as a guide for in‐text citations and sample reference pages.