Common Mental Disorders Depression - New Zealand Doctor
Common Mental Disorders Depression - New Zealand Doctor
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About the guideline<br />
Royal <strong>New</strong> <strong>Zealand</strong> College of General Practitioners<br />
Skylight<br />
South East & City Primary Health Organisation<br />
Te Rau Matatini<br />
The <strong>New</strong> <strong>Zealand</strong> Association of Psychotherapists<br />
The Pharmacy Guild of <strong>New</strong> <strong>Zealand</strong> Inc<br />
The Royal Australian and <strong>New</strong> <strong>Zealand</strong> College of Psychiatrists<br />
ThroughBlue<br />
Waiora Primary Healthcare Organisation<br />
Western Bay of Plenty Primary Health Organisation<br />
Wellington Independent Practitioners Association<br />
Acknowledgements<br />
We would like to thank the following for very helpful comments on redrafts:<br />
• Dr William Ferguson (GP, Kumeu Village Medical Centre)<br />
• Dr Sarah Hetrick (Research Fellow, Orygen Research Centre,<br />
Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne)<br />
• Dr Helen Rodenburg (GP, Wellington Independent Practice Association)<br />
• Alison Hussey (Clinical Advisor, Plunket Society) and other members<br />
of the Plunket Clinical Advisor Team<br />
• Lesley Dixon and other members of the Practice Advice and Education<br />
team at the <strong>New</strong> <strong>Zealand</strong> College of Midwives.<br />
We would also like to thank Dr Mark Huthwaite (Consultant Psychiatrist, Maternal<br />
<strong>Mental</strong> Health Service, Capital and Coast District Health Board) for extensive help<br />
with later drafts of Chapter 7, Associate Professor Felicity Goodyear-Smith<br />
(Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, University of Auckland)<br />
for information about the Case-finding and Help Assessment Tool (CHAT), Mary<br />
<strong>New</strong>man (Information Specialist, Wellington School of Medicine), for assistance<br />
with literature searches and Professor Tony Kendrick (Department of Primary<br />
Medical Care, University of Southampton) for participation ex officio at the Older<br />
Adults Subgroup meeting in October 2007.<br />
Funding<br />
This guideline was funded by the Ministry of Health and its development was<br />
independently managed by the <strong>New</strong> <strong>Zealand</strong> Guidelines Group. Appraisal of the<br />
evidence, formulation and reporting of recommendations are independent of the<br />
Ministry of Health.<br />
Identification of <strong>Common</strong> <strong>Mental</strong> <strong>Disorders</strong> and Management of <strong>Depression</strong> in Primary Care<br />
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