Major Depression and Bipolar Disorder - Evaluation and Management Guideline

Published by: Apollo Managed Care Consultants

Published: Apr. 1, 2007 - 109 Pages

Table of Contents

Major Depression Guideline

· Introduction & Epidemiology

· Women and depression

· Postpartum depression

· Diagnostic criteria for major depression

· Major Depression vis a vis Bipolar disorders

· Drug and alcohol abuse complicating depression

· Risk factors for major depression

· Clinical diagnostic evaluation and management of depression

· Screening tests for depression

· Depression - comorbid relationships to nonpsychiatric illness

· Treatment Plan

· Acute phase management

· Medication and/or psychotherapy? - Indications for consultation or referral

· Inpatient care

· Integrated or collaborative care

· Teletherapy

· Selection of medication

· Drug therapy options for the treatment of depression - Table

· Electroconvulsive therapy, indications

· Persistent Primary Insomnia

· Seasonal affective disorder, light therapy

· Depression - relationship to other disorders

· Suicide risk

· Maintenance therapy for major depression

· Quality Improvement Tools

· Algorithms for the evaluation and management of depression

· Patient education

· Depression poster or flyer for patients

· Childhood and adolescent depression

· Anxiety/depression group for children and adolescents

· Notes

· References - listed by subtopic, alpha by author

· Resources for depression

Organizational resources for depression

Depression screening form, brief (3 questions)

Web sites

Bipolar Disorder

Introduction and differential diagnosis

Differential diagnosis

Treatment options

Pharmacologic management

Education

Prognosis

Inpatient care (added 5-04)

References/Recommended Reading

Resources

Web sites

Abstract

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