Evidence-based guidelines for treating depressive disorders with antidepressants: A revision of the 2008 British Association for Psychopharmacology guidelines

@article{Cleare2015EvidencebasedGF,
  title={Evidence-based guidelines for treating depressive disorders with antidepressants: A revision of the 2008 British Association for Psychopharmacology guidelines},
  author={Anthony J. Cleare and C. M. Pariante and A. H. Young and I. M. Anderson and David M. Christmas and P. J. Cowen and Chris Dickens and I. Nicol Ferrier and John R. Geddes and Simon Gilbody and P. M. Haddad and Cornelius L. E. Katona and G. Lewis and Andrea L. Malizia and RH McAllister-Williams and Paul G. Ramchandani and Jan Scott and D M Taylor and Rudolf Uher},
  journal={Journal of Psychopharmacology},
  year={2015},
  volume={29},
  pages={459 - 525}
}
A revision of the 2008 British Association for Psychopharmacology evidence-based guidelines for treating depressive disorders with antidepressants was undertaken in order to incorporate new evidence and to update the recommendations where appropriate. A consensus meeting involving experts in depressive disorders and their management was held in September 2012. Key areas in treating depression were reviewed and the strength of evidence and clinical implications were considered. The guidelines… 
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