Depressive Disorders: WPA Series Evidence and Experience in Psychiatry

This edition of the first title in the acclaimed Evidence & Experience series from the World Psychiatric Association has been fully revised and features a new section on depression in primary care – the main channel for the management of these disorders in countries around the world.

Depressive disorders have profound social and economic consequences, owing to the suffering and disability they cause. They often occur together with somatic illness which worsens the prognosis of both. Prevention, detection and optimal treatment of these disorders are therefore of great clinical and economic importance.

The format of this latest edition remains a systematic review of each topic, evaluating published evidence, complemented by up to six commentaries in which experts provide valuable insight gained from clinical experience.
This book offers informative and stimulating reading for everyone working with people with depressive disorders in all countries and settings: psychiatrists, psychologists, primary care physicians, and other mental healthcare professionals.

Key featues:

• All the evidence, systematically reviewed and analysed, in one place
• Practical context imparted in expert commentaries from around the world, which were highly popular in the previous edition
• Provides an unbiased and reliable reference source for practising psychiatrists and physicians everywhere
• Features a new section on the treatment of depression in primary care
• Edited by a highly experienced, internationally renowned team

Platform:

OvidSP

Publisher:

Wiley

Product Type:

Book

Author:

Herrman, Helen; Maj, Mario; Sartorius, Norman

ISBN:

978-0-47-098720-9

Specialty:

• Psychiatry

Language:

English

Edition:

3rd

Pages:

358

Publication Year:

2009