Depressive Disorders
Mario Maj, Norman Sartorius - Depressive Disorders
Published: 1999-11-24 | ISBN: 0471999059 | PDF | 506 pages | 34 MB
In this first volume of the WPA Series, Evidence and Experience in Psychiatry, issues surrounding depressive disorders are examined in a unique and highly informative manner. The six systematic reviews, written by outstanding authors, focus on key 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 evidence to enable well-informed clinical decision making
* Covers developments in diagnosis, therapy, prognosis, economic evaluation and quality improvement
* Summarises the 'evidence' and the 'experience' to provide an unbiased and reliable reference point
* Comprehensively itemises and evaluates the relevant points
Depressive Disorders provides insights that will prove invaluable to psychiatrists, psychologists, mental health nurses, managers and policy makers.