文档介绍：Identification of
Common Mental Disorders
and Management of
Depression in Primary Care
Evidence-based
Best Practice
Guideline
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epidemiological studies and other research. Where no evidence is available, but guidance
is needed, mendations for best practice are developed through a systematic
consensus process based on the experience of the Guideline Development Team.
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and they are not intended to replace the health practitioner’s judgment in each
individual case.
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Citation: New Zealand Guidelines Group. Identification mon Mental Disorders
and Management of Depression in Primary Care. An Evidence-based Best Practice
Guideline. Published by New Zealand Guidelines Group; Wellington: 2008.
Published: July 2008
Review Date: 2011
ISBN (Print): 978-0-473-13683-3
ISBN (Electronic): 978-0-473-13684-0
Hard copies of this guideline are available free from: Wickliffe: 04 496 2277
Order Nos. HP: 4597 (full); HP: 4619 (summary)
This guideline is