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Record Nr.

UNINA9910877831303321

Titolo

Depressive disorders

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Place of publication not identified], : John Wiley & Sons, 1999

ISBN

9786610555345

0-470-84234-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (501 pages)

Collana

WPA series, evidence and experience in psychiatry  Depressive disorders

Disciplina

616.8527

Soggetti

Depression, Mental - Treatment

Depression, Mental

Clinical Medicine

Investigative Techniques

Evidence-Based Practice

Mood Disorders

Medicine

Health Occupations

Mental Disorders

Methods

Evidence-Based Medicine

Diagnosis

Depressive Disorder

Psychiatry

Health & Biological Sciences

Psychiatric Disorders, Individual

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Sommario/riassunto

Takes a unique and highly informative approach to key issues surrounding depressive disorders. The six systematic reviews, written by outstanding authors, focus on 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 evicence to enable well-informed clinical decision-making* Covers developments in diagnosis, therapy, prognosis, economic evaluation and quality improvement* Summarises the 'evidence' and the 'experience' providing an unbiased and reliable reference point* Comprehensively itemises and evaluates the relevant pointsIt provides insights that will prove invaluable to psychiatrists, psychologists, mental health nurses, managers and policy makers.