Referral of People with Depression to Specialist Mental Health Services
04 October 2011
Referral of People with Depression to Specialist Mental Health Services
| Author: | Kelly, Martina; ICGP Quality in Practice Committee; The College of Psychiatry of Ireland |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Review due: | 2014 |
| URL: | www.icgp.ie/QIPReferralDepression |
The aim of this guidance is to provide GPs with an understanding as to how specialist mental health services manage referrals of people with depression. This guidance also provides a basic guide to the treatment of depression and has been developed as a collaborative initiative between the Irish College of General Practitioners and the College of Psychiatry of Ireland.
