title: Drugs or no drugs?
abstract: Guidelines for the treatment and management of depression in primary and secondary care have been available for more than a year. Yet anecdotal evidence suggests their implementation is patchy. Treatment should be tailored to the severity of the depression. Psychological treatments can be used alone or in combination with antidepressants, depending on the illness severity. Prescribers and patients should be aware of the side effects of the drugs.
authors.affiliation: Worcestershire's Early Intervention Team.
authors.forename: Tony
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gillam
mesh_terms: D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003376:Counseling / Q000592:standards; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006801:Humans; D018579:Patient Selection; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000592:standards; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000592:standards; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors