Depressive Disorders

Be Guided by the Evidence

In this new edition of the first volume of the WPA Series, Evidence and Experience in Psychiatry, issues surrounding depressive disorders are examined in a unique and highly informative manner. The six systematic reviews, written by outstanding authors, focus on key topics such as the choice and duration of drug treatment and the cost of depressive disorders. They are accompanied by commentaries giving advice from clinicians of different orientations and countries.

This revised and updated volume:

∗ Gives the best available evidence to enable well–informed clinical decision making

∗ Covers developments in diagnosis, therapy, prognosis, economic evaluation and quality improvement

∗ Summarises the evidence and the experience to provide an unbiased and reliable reference point

∗ Comprehensively itemises and evaluates the relevant points

This new edition provides insights that will prove invaluable to psychiatrists, psychologists, mental health nurses, managers and policy makers.