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Guidelines for the Treatment and Management of Depression by Primary Healthcare Professionals

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ALGORITHMS

	Stages in detecting a depressive disorder

	Outline of key factors in the assessment and treatment of major depressive disorder

	Differential diagnosis of depressive disorder

	Outline of key factors in continuing treatment

APPENDICES

	Appendix 1: DSM-IV criteria for the diagnosis of Major Depressive Episode and Dysthymic Disorder

	Appendix 2: Medical conditions that commonly have associated symptoms of Major Depressive Disorder

	Appendix 3: Structured interview guide for the Hamilton Major Depressive Disorder Rating Scale

	Appendix 4: CES-D Major Depressive Disorder Scale

	Appendix 5. Edinburgh post-natal major depressive disorder scale

	Appendix 6. A Guide to Selection of Antidepressants

	Appendix 7: Guidelines for the assessment and care of people in the community at risk of suicide

	Appendix 9. Contact people / addresses of organisations involved in psychological therapy

	Appendix 10: Process used in the development of the guidelines

	Appendix 11: Membership of the working party

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