Books
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Depression: The NICE Guideline on the Treatment and Management of Depression in Adults
National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health (NCCMH)
2010, 2nd edition
Published by Royal College of Psychiatrists
Depression affects 6% of adults each year and is the leading cause of suicide. Its symptoms can be disabling and its effects pervasive, impacting on not only the individual patient but also on their families and the wider society. This book is an invaluable resource enabling healthcare professionals to recognise, assess and offer effective treatments for this common mental health problem, which can become a chronic disorder if inadequately treated. This updated guideline includes new sections on: current practice; service user and carer experiences; emphasis on low-intensity psychosocial interventions and an increased range of effective psychological interventions; and the management of subthreshold depressive symptoms.
