Depression: The NICE Guideline on the Treatment and Management of Depression in Adults (Updated Edition) (Nice Guidelines)

Depression affects 6% of adults each year and is the leading cause of suicide.
Sets out clear recommendations for healthcare staff (based on the best available evidence) on how to diagnose and manage adults who have depression, in order to significantly improve their treatment and care.
Completely updated, it enables healthcare professionals to recognise, assess and offer effective treatments.
Commissioned by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE).
The CD-ROM contains all of the evidence on which the recommendations are based, presented as profile tables (that analyse quality of data) and forest plots (plus, info on using/interpreting forest plots). This material is not available anywhere else.
Readership
Hospital-based adult psychiatrists and other mental healthcare staff who work with them to provide services.
Related titles
This has a sister title Depression in Adults with a Chronic Physical Health Problem, ISBN 9781904671862, due out Aug 2010. Most recent in the NICE guides series is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, ISBN 9781854334718, from 2009.
RCPsych Publications is the publishing arm of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (based in London, United Kingdom), which has been promoting excellence in mental health care since 1841. Produced by the same editorial team who publish The British Journal of Psychiatry, they sell books for both psychiatrists and other mental health professionals; and also many written for the general public. Their popular series include the College Seminars Series, the NICE mental health guidelines and the Books Beyond Words series for people with intellectual disabilities.