Medicus, Vol. 13 No. 1_Depresija, 2004.
Review article
Practical Guidelines for Depression Treatment
Gordan Makarić
Vera Folnegović-Šmalc
Ninoslav Mimica
Suzana Uzun
Slađana Ivezić
Oliver Kozumplik
Abstract
Depressive disorders are currently one of
the most frequent mental diseases whose incidence has
been continuously increasing since the last century. Epidemiological
studies show that every fifth woman and every tenth
man has experienced at least one serious depressive
episode in a lifetime. In addition to the loss of joie de vivre,
the WHO data show that depressive disorders are one of the
most frequent causes of incapacity for work worldwide. The
abovementioned leads to the conclusion that depression has
actually become a public health problem. On the other hand,
some ten years ago only psychiatrists treated depression.
However, due to its increasing prevalence, general practitioners
and family physicians have become first-line physicians in
the treatment of depression. Consequently, practical treatment
guidelines are needed in everyday work.
Keywords
depressive disorders; antidepressants; pharmacological algorithms
Hrčak ID:
19805
URI
Publication date:
26.1.2004.
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