Major depressive disorder

Abstract

This treatment guideline draws on several international guidelines: (i) Practice Guidelines of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) for the Treatment of Patients with Major Depressive Disorder, Second Edition; (ii) Clinical Guidelines for the Treatment of Depressive Disorders by the Canadian Psychiatric Association and the Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT); (iii) National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines; (iv) Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists Clinical Practice Guidelines Team for Depression (RANZCAP); (v) Texas Medication Algorithm Project (TMAP) Guidelines; (vi) World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) Treatment Guideline for Unipolar Depressive Disorder; and (vii) British Association for Psychopharmacology Guidelines.