ABSTRACT

This is the second edition of a very successful title from an international team of highly respected opinion leaders. Its emphasis remains on how the clinical guidelines are to be interpreted effectively in everyday practice, and as such it has immense practical importance for clinical psychiatrists as an immediate source of reference. New to this

chapter 1|8 pages

Prevalence, burden and diagnosis

chapter 2|20 pages

Principles of management

chapter 3|20 pages

Psychotherapies, alone and in combination

chapter 4|12 pages

Evolution of antidepressant agents

chapter 6|18 pages

Practical issues in using antidepressants

chapter 10|16 pages

Depression in women

chapter 11|10 pages

Depression in children and adolescents

chapter 12|12 pages

Depression in late life