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Common Mental Disorders Depression - New Zealand Doctor

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Statement of intent<br />

Evidence-based best practice guidelines are produced to help health care practitioners<br />

and consumers make decisions about health care in specific clinical circumstances.<br />

Research has shown that if properly developed, communicated and implemented,<br />

guidelines can improve care. The advice in this guideline is based on evidence from<br />

epidemiological studies and other research. Where no evidence is available, but guidance<br />

is needed, recommendations for best practice are developed through a systematic<br />

consensus process based on the experience of the Guideline Development Team.<br />

While guidelines represent a statement of best practice based on the latest available<br />

evidence (at the time of publishing), flexibility will be required in local interpretation<br />

and they are not intended to replace the health practitioner’s judgment in each<br />

individual case.<br />

Copyright<br />

The copyright owner of this publication is the Ministry of Health, which is part of<br />

the <strong>New</strong> <strong>Zealand</strong> Crown. Content may be reproduced in any number of copies<br />

and in any format or medium provided that it is not changed, sold, used to promote<br />

or endorse any product or service, used in any inappropriate or misleading context,<br />

and a copyright acknowledgement to the <strong>New</strong> <strong>Zealand</strong> Ministry of Health is included.<br />

For a full copyright statement go to http://www.moh.govt.nz/copyright<br />

Citation: <strong>New</strong> <strong>Zealand</strong> Guidelines Group. Identification of <strong>Common</strong> <strong>Mental</strong> <strong>Disorders</strong><br />

and Management of <strong>Depression</strong> in Primary Care. An Evidence-based Best Practice<br />

Guideline. Published by <strong>New</strong> <strong>Zealand</strong> Guidelines Group; Wellington: 2008.<br />

Published: July 2008<br />

Review Date: 2011<br />

ISBN (Print): 978-0-473-13683-3<br />

ISBN (Electronic): 978-0-473-13684-0<br />

Hard copies of this guideline are available free from: Wickliffe: 04 496 2277<br />

Order Nos. HP: 4597 (full); HP: 4619 (summary)<br />

This guideline is also available online at: <strong>New</strong> <strong>Zealand</strong> Guidelines Group<br />

(http://www.nzgg.org.nz) and the Ministry of Health (http://www.moh.govt.nz)<br />

Ministry of Health<br />

PO Box 5013, Wellington 6145, <strong>New</strong> <strong>Zealand</strong><br />

© 2008 Ministry of Health

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