GuidelineDeutsches Arzteblatt international2023
Clinical Practice Guideline: The Diagnosis and Treatment of Unipolar Depression—National Disease Management Guideline
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- Impact of Depression on Mortality in Patients with Pancreatic Cancer: A Systematic Review.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2025Pooled it
- Access to outpatient psychotherapy and utilisation of services after structural reform in Germany: analysis of administrative claims data for people with depression.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- The perceived fit of guided iCBT in specialised mental healthcare services: a qualitative study of healthcare professionals' perspectives.Frontiers in digital health · 2026Article
- Testing the predictions of the interpersonal-psychological theory of suicide in a sample of female cancer patients.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
- Barriers and facilitators to antidepressant deprescribing - A qualitative interview study with general practitioners in Germany.The European journal of general practice · 2025Article
- Artificial intelligence-powered chatbots in search engines: a cross-sectional study on the quality and risks of drug information for patients.BMJ quality & safety · 2025Article
- Advances in the assessment and study of suicide in late-life depression.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Review
- Causal associations between vitamin D and postpartum depression: A bidirectional mendelian randomization study.Heliyon · 2024Article
- In Reply.Deutsches Arzteblatt international · 2024Article
- Group Therapy Was Omitted.Deutsches Arzteblatt international · 2024Article
- Importance of Electroconvulsive Treatment.Deutsches Arzteblatt international · 2024Article
- Serum proteomic analysis uncovers novel serum biomarkers for depression.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
- Exploring the Therapeutic Potential of Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid in Stress and Depressive Disorders through the Gut-Brain Axis.Biomedicines · 2023Review
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Abstract
backgroundDepression is one of the most common mental disorders worldwide. The German National Disease Management Guideline on Unipolar Depression (NDGM), (Nationale Versorgungsleitlinie, NVL), updated in 2022, contains recommendations on the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic depressive disorders.
methodsThe update was based on the findings of a systematic review of the evidence (2013-2022) and was issued by a multidisciplinary panel after a formalized consensus process.
resultsThe structure of the guideline was fundamentally revised and is now based on the phases of depression and/or its treatment, as well as on the severity of the disease. There is newly added material with recommendations on Internet- and mobile-device based treatments, esketamine, repetitive magnetic stimulation, psychosocial therapies, rehabilitation, social participation, and complex forms of care. The guideline also emphasizes better coordination of all services in the care of patients with depression. This article covers the most important changes and additions among the 156 recommendations in the guideline. More information and accompanying materials are available at www.leitlinien.de/depression.
conclusionThere are effective treatments for depression and a variety of supportive measures that can be applied with great benefit by primary care physicians, psychiatrists, psychotherapists, and complementary care providers. The updated guideline aims to further improve the early detection, definitive diagnosis, treatment, and interdisciplinary care of people with depression.
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