O-10 - Safety monitoring guidelines for treatments for major depressive disorder

S Dodd; GS Malhi; J Tiller; I Schweitzer; I Hickie; JP Khoo; DL Basset; B Lyndon; PB Mitchell; G Parker; PB Fitzgerald; M Udina; A Singh; S Moylan; F Giorlando; C Doughty; CG Davey; M Theodoros; M Berk

Journal article

O-10 - Safety monitoring guidelines for treatments for major depressive disorder

S Dodd, GS Malhi, J Tiller, I Schweitzer, I Hickie, JP Khoo, DL Basset, B Lyndon, PB Mitchell, G Parker, PB Fitzgerald, M Udina, A Singh, S Moylan, F Giorlando, C Doughty, CG Davey, M Theodoros, M Berk

European Psychiatry | Cambridge University Press (CUP) | Published : 2012

DOI: 10.1016/s0924-9338(12)74110-x

Abstract

IntroductionAntidepressants are amongst the most commonly prescribed classes of drugs and their use continues to grow. Adverse outcomes are part of the landscape in prescribing medications and therefore management of safety issues need to be an integral part of practice.ObjectivesWe have developed consensus guidelines for safety monitoring with antidepressant treatments.AimsTo present an overview of screening and safety considerations for pharmacotherapy of clinical depressive disorders and make recommendations for safety monitoring.MethodsData were sourced by a literature search using Medline and a manual search of scientific journals to identify relevant articles. Draft guidelines were pre..

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