Designed to help clinicians put existing clinical guidelines on the management of depression to their best practical use. This work contains material on the importance of considering circadian rhythm in treatment planning.
There are a number of books recently published on assessment scales for depression and anxiety. However, these books are generally more detailed than clinicians require, are specific to one or other condition, or involve specialty populations such as children or geriatrics. To meet the needs of clinicians treating patients with depressive and anxiety disorders, this volume aims to bring together empirically validated assessment scales. In a concise and user-friendly format, Assessment Scales in Depression and Anxiety illustrates the assessment scales used in clinical trials and research studies; shows how to select an assessment scale and to decide which scale to use for a particular clinical situation; and provides sample assessment scales for clinicians to use in their practice.Short Contents
Part of the Oxford Psychiatry Library series, Depression, 3rd edition succintly addresses the diagnostic and treatment issues clinicians can face when working with patients with depression.