Support information for health professionals to complement our Decision Aid, Depression or anxiety later in life: getting back to feeling well.
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Therapeutic Guidelines https://tgldcdp.tg.org.au/viewTopic?etgAccess=true&guidelinePage=Psychotropic&topicfile=major-depression
AMH Aged Care Companion, 2024 https://agedcare.amh.net.au/chapters/neurological-mental-health/depression
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists. Mood disorders: clinical practice guidelines. 2020 https://www.ranzcp.org
The Maudsley Prescribing Guidelines in Psychiatry, 14th Ed https://www.wiley.com/en-kr/The+Maudsley+Prescribing+Guidelines+in+Psychiatry%2C+14th+Edition-p-9781119772224
NICE Depression in adults: treatment and management, 2022 https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng222/resources/depression-in-adults-treatment-and-management-pdf-66143832307909
Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. RACGP aged care clinical guide (Silver Book) – Part A: Mental health, 2019 https://www.racgp.org.au/clinical-resources/clinical-guidelines/key-racgp-guidelines/view-all-racgp-guidelines/silver-book
Beyond Blue. Supporting older people’s mental health: A guide for aged care workers. 2016 https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/beyondblue1-beyondblueltd-p69c-fe1e/media/Project/Sites/beyondblue/PDF/Resource-Library/Older-adults/329885_0616_bl1263_small_v5.pdf
Hvidberg MF. Ment Health Sci. 2023; 1(2): 85–103.
Coupland C. BMJ. 2011; 343: d4551.
A summary of medicines information to help guide prescribers when selecting an antidepressant for an older person diagnosed with anxiety or depression.
Support clinician-patient discussions and encourage shared decision-making and action-planning for the management of depression or anxiety.