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American Psychiatric Association Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients With Major Depressive Disorder

Resource Type

Book

Description

?This guideline seeks to summarize the specific forms of somatic psychotherapeutic, psychosocial, and educational treatments that have been developed to deal with major depressive disorder. It begins at the point where the psychiatrist has diagnosed an adult patient as suffering from major depressive disorder, according to the criteria defined in DSM-IV, and has medically evaluated the patient to ascertain the presence of alcohol or substance abuse disorder or other somatic factors that may contribute to the disease process (e.g. hypothyroidism, pancreatic carcinoma) or complicate its treatment (e.g. cardiac disorders). The purpose of this guideline is to assist the physician faced with the task of implementing specific antidepressant treatments."-From the Introduction--(www.appi.org)

Ages

All Ages

Age Groups

Adulthood (22+)

Languages

English

ISBN

0890423164

Author

American Psychiatric Association

Publication

2000 American Psychiatric Publishing

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