Current approaches to the drug treatment of depression

Depression is the most common and costly mental health problem seen in general practice¹ and the mainstay of treatment remains the use of antidepressants. Our Drug review considers the properties of the drugs currently available and current prescribing guidelines. This is followed by further sources of information in Resources, an analysis of prescription data and details of the drugs available in the Datafile. Copyright © 2006 Wiley Interface Ltd