Guidelines

To evaluate the role of specific pharmacological agents in the treatment and management of bipolar disorder

To provide a summary of current New Zealand and overseas evidence about the identification of common mental disorders and the management of...

To provide evidence-based recommendations for screening methods and assessments of risk for falls pertaining to patients likely to be seen in...

To review the available empirical evidence and give specific recommendations for the identification of children with autism

To provide guidelines for diagnosis and treatment of mental health disorders in substance-using human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients...

To achieve significant, measurable improvements in the management of major depression through the development and implementation of common...

To improve detection of depression in older adults with dementia

To increase the accuracy of diagnosis of major depression

To describe what is known of bipolar disorder in juveniles, where areas of controversy lie, and what constitutes acceptable practices and appropriate...

To make evidence-based treatment recommendations for patients with Parkinson disease (PD) with dementia, depression, and psychosis

To provide recommendations (evidence-based and consensus) on the treatment of Major Depressive Disorder in primary care adult outpatients

To improve the early recognition and treatment of depression in the primary care setting

To present evidence-based recommendations for the management of bipolar affective disorder

To improve detection of depression in medically compromised, cognitively intact, older adults

To present nursing best practice guidelines for the confirmation, prevention, and treatment of mothers with depressive symptoms in the first...

To determine the current best practice for treatment of infantile spasms in children

To raise awareness and assist in the detection of depression and to ensure that treatment is adequate and effective

To improve the quality of care delivered to patients with depression in long-term care settings

To establish the clinical and cost effectiveness of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for depressive illness, schizophrenia, catatonia, and mania

To assist the clinician faced with the task of implementing a specific regimen for the treatment of a patient with bipolar disorder