Clinical practice guideline for assessment and management of depression in India
Overview
This clinical practice guideline provides a framework for assessing and managing depression within the Indian context, targeting mental health practitioners. It covers risk factors, assessment components, differential diagnosis, and treatment strategies including pharmacological options, neuromodulation, and suicide risk management. The resource aims to support clinicians in delivering culturally appropriate care by addressing severity-based decision-making and special populations.
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- PubMed Central
- Author
- Adarsh Tripathi (Government of Uttar Pradesh), Rashmi Shukla (King George's Medical University), Sujita Kumar Kar (King George's Medical University), Snehil Gupta (All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhopal), Pratap Saran (All India Institute of Medical Sciences), Amrit Pattojoshi (Hi-Tech Medical College & Hospital), TSS Rao (JSS Medical College and Hospital)
- Published
- 2026-01-01
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- diamond
- DOI
- 10.4103/indianjpsychiatry_1321_25
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BibTeX
@article{allodium:97c8762615cb4995,
title = {Clinical practice guideline for assessment and management of depression in India},
author = {Adarsh Tripathi and Rashmi Shukla and Sujita Kumar Kar and Snehil Gupta and Pratap Saran and Amrit Pattojoshi and TSS Rao},
year = {2026},
journal = {PubMed Central},
doi = {10.4103/indianjpsychiatry_1321_25},
url = {https://doi.org/10.4103/indianjpsychiatry_1321_25}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - Clinical practice guideline for assessment and management of depression in India AU - Tripathi, Adarsh AU - Shukla, Rashmi AU - Kar, Sujita Kumar AU - Gupta, Snehil AU - Saran, Pratap AU - Pattojoshi, Amrit AU - Rao, TSS PY - 2026 PB - PubMed Central DO - 10.4103/indianjpsychiatry_1321_25 UR - https://doi.org/10.4103/indianjpsychiatry_1321_25 ER -
APA
Tripathi, A., Shukla, R., Kar, S. K., Gupta, S., Saran, P., Pattojoshi, A., & Rao, T. (2026). Clinical practice guideline for assessment and management of depression in India. PubMed Central. https://doi.org/10.4103/indianjpsychiatry_1321_25
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