Depression in Primary Care: Volume 2. Treatment of Major Depression. (Clinical Practice Guideline – Number 5)

This volume reviews the indications, contraindications, benefits & harms of the 4 major treatments for major depressive disorder: medication, psychotherapy, combined medication & psychotherapy, & electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). It also makes brief reference to other less frequently used treatments. Guidelines consider the 3 phases of treatment for major depressive disorder – acute, continuation & maintenance – and the indications for each.