The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) published depression guidelines in December 2004 (NICE, 2004). Given that depression has a point prevalence in the population of somewhere between 5 and 10% (Katon and Schulberg, 1992), with rates of 30% or more in medical and surgical clinics (Kroenke et al, 1997), and that the illness is the leading cause of disability world wide (Murray and Lopez, 1996), the guidelines are relevant to all doctors. This editorial focuses on the implications of the guidelines for nonmental health specialists.
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