The Evidence Base for Diabetes Care

Fully revised and updated to incorporate new evidence from clinical trials. The aim of the book remains the same - to provide treatment recommendations based on the latest research and ensure patients with diabetes receive the best possible care.   Designed to be user-friendly, the evidence is displayed in clear tables with accompanying critiques including grading of evidence where appropriate. As well as summarizing the current evidence available for diabetes prevention and care, the contributors highlight areas where evidence is lacking and where studies are underway. This book is an invaluable source of evidence-based information distilled into guidance for clinical practice. CONTENTS Review Contributors Foreword Preface to Third Edition Preface to First Edition   1 Diagnosis of Depressive Disorders Gordon Parker Commentaries 1.1 Four Questions and an Alternative Sidney Zishook 1.2 The Blurring of Caseness in Depressive Disorders Ahmed Okasha 1.3 Fresh Look at Alternatives for Diagnosing Depression Santosh K. Chaturvedi 1.4 Severity and Subtypes of Depression Jules Angst 1.5 Severe Depression and Melancholia William Coryell 1.6 The Need to Functionalise Psychiatric Diagnosis Herman M. van Praag   2 Pharmacological Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder: A Review George I. Papakostas, Per Bech and Maurizio Fava Commentaries 2.1 Antidepressants: A Well-Evaluated Class of Medications Eugene S. Paykel 2.2 Many Variables Affect Clinical Response Chee Hong Ng 2.3 Challenges in Concept and Practice Cyril Höschl 2.4 The Relevance to Psychiatry in Developing Countries R. Srinivasa Murthy 2.5 New Evidence and Caution Inna D'Empaire and Sheldon H. Preskorn 2.6 Specific Actions, Patient Subgroups and Stages of Illness Siegfried Kasper 2.7 The French Experience Julien D. Guelfi   3 Psychotherapies for Depression in Adults: A Review of Recent Developments Michael E. Thase Commentaries 3.1 The Paradox of Evidence-Based Psychotherapy Myrna Weissman 3.2 Incorporating the Insights of Psychotherapy Research in Everyday Practice Goiovanni A. Fava 3.3 Psychotherapy for Depressed Patients in Low- and Middle-Income Countries, Particularly in Asia Pichet Udomratn 3.4 Research and Synergies across Countries and Cultures Lakshmi Vijayakumar 3.5 A Wider Cultural Perspective Yu Xin   4 Depression in Children and Adolescents: A Review Brian Jacobs and Eric Taylor Commentaries 4.1 Advances in Understanding Prevention and Treatment and the Needs in Developing Countries Atif Rahman 4.2 The Risks of Bipolar Disorder Gabrielle A. Carlson 4.3 The Need for Specifically Targeted and Precise Treatments Aiming for Remission Benedetto Vitiello 4.4 Childhood Depression is Distinct from Depression in Adolescents and Adults Alvin A. Rosenfeld 4.5 Depression in Infants, Children and Adolescents Sam Tyano   5 Depressive Disorders in the Elderly: A Review Edmond Chiu, David Ames, Brian Draper and John Snowdon Commentaries 5.1 Focusing on Asia Kua Ee Heok 5.2 Effective Treatments Despite Diagnostic Complexity and Diverse Populations David L. Dunner 5.3 Depression and Anxiety in Dementia Caregivers Cornelius Katona and Gill Livingston 5.4 Recognition of Old Age Depression in Chinese Mian-Yoon Chong 5.5 Treatment of Depressive Disorders in Elderly Complicated with Medical Co-morbidities and Multiple Medication Use Jana Lincoln and Sheldon H. Preskorn   6 Depressive Disorders in Primary Care: A Review Simon Gilbody and Linda Gask Commentaries 6.1 A Paradox of Screening for Mental Disorders in Primary Care and the Importance of Severe Disorders in Developing Countries David Goldberg 6.2 Diagnosis, Intervention and the Emergence of the Patient's Voice Christopher Dowrick 6.3 Untreated Depression in Mexico - Can Primary Care Make a Difference? MarÉa Elena Medina-Mora 6.4 Understanding the Practice of Primary Health Care Jane Gunn