Best clinical practice: guidelines for managing major depression in primary medical care

H C Schulberg; W J Katon; G E Simon; A J Rush

Best clinical practice: guidelines for managing major depression in primary medical care

J Clin Psychiatry. 1999:60 Suppl 7:19-26; discussion 27-8.

Authors

H C Schulberg¹, W J Katon, G E Simon, A J Rush

Affiliation

¹ Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, PA, USA.

PMID: 10326871

Abstract

Practice guidelines such as those of the United States Public Health Service Agency for Health Care Policy and Research have been instrumental in addressing the significant problem of how best to manage major depression in primary medical care settings. Since this set of guidelines was published in 1993, new findings from randomized clinical trials and extensive clinical experience permit us to reevaluate trends in treatment of major depression in primary medical care. This review suggests guidelines for achieving best clinical practice given current knowledge.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Antidepressive Agents / therapeutic use*
Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic / therapeutic use
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / standards
Combined Modality Therapy
Depressive Disorder / drug therapy
Depressive Disorder / psychology
Depressive Disorder / therapy*
Drug Administration Schedule
Health Care Costs
Humans
Practice Guidelines as Topic / standards*
Primary Health Care / standards*
Psychotherapy* / standards
Quality of Health Care
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / therapeutic use
Treatment Outcome
United States
United States Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Substances

Antidepressive Agents
Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic
Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors