The management of depression: the evidence speaks for itself

Gin S Malhi¹, Erica Bell², Darryl Bassett³, Philip Boyce⁴, Richard Bryant⁵, Malcolm Hopwood⁶, Bill Lyndon⁴, Roger Mulder⁷, Richard Porter⁷, Ajeet B Singh⁸, Greg Murray⁹

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¹ Academic Department of Psychiatry, Kolling Institute, Northern Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; and CADE Clinic & Mood-T Service, Royal North Shore Hospital, Northern Sydney Local Health District, New South Wales, Australia; and Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, UK.
² Academic Department of Psychiatry, Kolling Institute, Northern Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; and CADE Clinic & Mood-T Service, Royal North Shore Hospital, Northern Sydney Local Health District, New South Wales, Australia.
³ The Hollywood Clinic, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia.
⁴ Specialty of Psychiatry, Sydney Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
⁵ School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
⁶ Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; and Professorial Psychiatry Unit, Albert Road Clinic, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
⁷ Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand.
⁸ The Geelong Clinic, St Albans Park, Victoria, Australia; and Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation, School of Medicine, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
⁹ Centre for Mental Health, Department of Psychological Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia.

PMID: 36082788
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.2022.133

The management of depression: the evidence speaks for itself

Gin S Malhi et al. Br J Psychiatry. 2023 Mar.

. 2023 Mar;222(3):97-99.

doi: 10.1192/bjp.2022.133.

Authors

Gin S Malhi¹, Erica Bell², Darryl Bassett³, Philip Boyce⁴, Richard Bryant⁵, Malcolm Hopwood⁶, Bill Lyndon⁴, Roger Mulder⁷, Richard Porter⁷, Ajeet B Singh⁸, Greg Murray⁹

Affiliations

¹ Academic Department of Psychiatry, Kolling Institute, Northern Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; and CADE Clinic & Mood-T Service, Royal North Shore Hospital, Northern Sydney Local Health District, New South Wales, Australia; and Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, UK.
² Academic Department of Psychiatry, Kolling Institute, Northern Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; and CADE Clinic & Mood-T Service, Royal North Shore Hospital, Northern Sydney Local Health District, New South Wales, Australia.
³ The Hollywood Clinic, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia.
⁴ Specialty of Psychiatry, Sydney Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
⁵ School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
⁶ Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; and Professorial Psychiatry Unit, Albert Road Clinic, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
⁷ Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand.
⁸ The Geelong Clinic, St Albans Park, Victoria, Australia; and Institute for Mental and Physical Health and Clinical Translation, School of Medicine, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
⁹ Centre for Mental Health, Department of Psychological Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia.

PMID: 36082788
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.2022.133

Abstract

Comparing the recommendations of two recently published national clinical practice guidelines for depression, this editorial highlights the concordance of advice concerning the selection and sequencing of therapies. Lifestyle and psychological interventions feature prominently and there is broad agreement regarding medication choice and optimisation strategies. The guidelines are therefore a useful resource.

Keywords: Guidelines; depressive disorders; evidence; major depression; mood disorders.

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