Depressive Disorders. Wpa Series Evidence and Experience in Psychiatry, Volume 1. (Electronic book text)

Takes a unique and highly informative approach to key issues surrounding depressive disorders. The six systematic reviews, written by outstanding authors, focus on 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 volume: Gives the best available evicence to enable well-informed clinical decision-making Covers developments in diagnosis, therapy, prognosis, economic evaluation and quality improvement Summarises the 'evidence' and the 'experience' providing an unbiased and reliable reference point Comprehensively itemises and evaluates the relevant points It provides insights that will prove invaluable to psychiatrists, psychologists, mental health nurses, managers and policy makers.