Difficult decision-making in major depressive disorder: Practical guidance based on clinical research and experience
This guideline is an extension of the comprehensive mood disorders guidelines published in 2020. The guideline uses four case studies to illustrate how to approach diagnostic decision-making when treating major depressive disorder and provides guidance to clinicians for contending with complex presentations.
Ranking depression treatments for clinical practice: A pragmatic approach that assigns importance to effectiveness, cost and access
This commentary discusses how effectiveness, cost and access were considered in the process of ranking treatments for depression within the 2022 UK guidelines for the management of depression, published by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).
NICE guideline for depression ranks short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy (STTP)
This article, published in Bipolar Disorders, discusses the ranking of treatments for depression according to both the 2022 UK guidelines for the management of depression, published by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) and the Australian and New Zealand guidelines published in 2020 (see below). A helpful schematic from the article can be downloaded here.
The management of depression: the evidence speaks for itself
This article, published in The British Journal of Psychiatry (BJPsych), compares the 2022 UK guidelines for the management of depression, with the Australian and New Zealand guidelines published in 2020 (see below). This article features a helpful schematic which shows the various treatment options for depression, and the recommendations regarding how these should be implemented. A full-colour version of the schematic from this article can be downloaded here.
2020 Royal Australian and New Zealand clinical practice guidelines for mood disorders
The 2020 Royal Australian and New Zealand clinical practice guidelines for mood disorders provide comprehensive advice for clinicians. The guidelines discuss the diagnosis and management of both depressive and bipolar disorders.
It is available on the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists website, along with accompanying podcasts discussing various aspects of the guidelines.
A pdf copy can be downloaded here.
The 2020 Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists clinical practice guidelines for mood disorders: Bipolar disorder summary
This document is a succinct summary of the full 2020 guidelines, providing guidance specifically regarding the diagnosis and management of bipolar disorder.
The 2020 Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists clinical practice guidelines for mood disorders: Major depression summary
This document is a succinct summary of the full 2020 guidelines, providing guidance specifically regarding the diagnosis and management of bipolar disorder.
The 2015 Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists clinical practice guidelines for mood disorders
These guidelines were developed with leading experts from Australia and New Zealand and provide a comprehensive resource for clinicians on the diagnosis and treatment of depression and bipolar disorders. The guidelines are published on the RANZCP website.