Guideline
Depression in adults: treatment and management
Depression in adults: recognition and management
This guideline covers identifying, treating and managing depression in people aged 18 and over. It recommends treatments for first episodes of depression and further-line treatments, and provides advice on preventing relapse, and managing chronic depression, psychotic depression and depression with a coexisting diagnosis of personality disorder.
NICE has also produced a guideline on depression in adults with a chronic physical health problem.