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MeReC Briefing on Depression

The National Prescribing Centre has published a MeReC Briefing on the Management of Depression in Primary Care.

The briefing provides information on the diagnosis and treatment depression including assessment of severity and suicide risk, drug and non-drug treatment options and drug choice.

Action: Clinicians involved in the diagnosis and treatment of depression in primary care will find this publication useful and should familiarise themselves with its content. The document is a useful addition to the NICE Clinical Guidelines.