Assessment and management of depression
| Autor: | Deenesh Khoosal, Ayesha S. Ahmed |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
business.industry Health Policy Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Nice medicine.disease Mental illness Secondary care medicine Stepped care Psychiatry Risk assessment business Atypical depression computer Depression (differential diagnoses) Management of depression computer.programming_language |
| Zdroj: | The Foundation Years. 5:2-6 |
| ISSN: | 1744-1889 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.mpfou.2008.11.001 |
| Popis: | This article reviews the clinical assessment and management of depressive disorders. Depression is a common mental illness and presents in primary and secondary care settings. Depression often arises from an interaction between genetic, psychological, biological and social factors. One in eight patients with recurrent depressive disorder commits suicide. A process for clinical and risk assessment is presented. The identification of physical illnesses which can mimic or co-exist with depression is essential. A stepped care management approach, as recommended by NICE, is also discussed. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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