Standards and Discussion
Proposal for the 2024 Chinese guideline for diagnosis and treatment of depressive disorders
Wang Gang, Feng Yuan, Liu Jin, Li Nan, Zhan Siyan, Fang Yiru, Yao Zhijian, Rong Han, Wang Xiaoping, Zhang Ling, Li Lingjiang
Published 2023-12-05
Cite as Chin J Psychiatry, 2023, 56(6): 407-412. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn113661-20230919-00076
Abstract
Aiming to improve the standardized screening, diagnosis, and treatment of depressive disorders in China, promote the standardization of clinical practice, and enhance the prevention and intervention of depressive disorders in China, the Chinese Society of Psychiatry of the Chinese Medical Association, and the National Center for Mental Disorders & the National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders(affiliated with The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University and Beijing Anding Hospital, Capital Medical University)have jointly initiated the Chinese Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Depressive Disorders: 2024 Edition. The Peking University Center for Evidence-Based Medical and Clinical Research will provide methodological support. The Guidelines Development Committee will follow international standards for developing and reporting guidelines, build a multidisciplinary team of experts, and adopt the GRADE method to develop an evidence-based guideline for the prevention and management of depressive disorders in China. This proposal introduces the significance and purpose of developing a new edition of the guideline, the methods of evidence retrieval and quality evaluation, the process of guideline development, and the plan for publication, implementation, and dissemination of the guideline.
Key words:
Depressive disorders; Guideline; Proposal
Contributor Information
Wang Gang
Beijing Anding Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100088, China
Feng Yuan
Beijing Anding Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100088, China
Liu Jin
The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410011, China
Li Nan
Research Center of Clinical Epidemiology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China
Zhan Siyan
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Peking University School of Public Health, Beijing 100191, China
Fang Yiru
Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200030, China
Yao Zhijian
The Affiliated Brain Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
Rong Han
Shenzhen Mental Health Center, Shenzhen Kangning Hospital, Shenzhen 518020, China
Wang Xiaoping
The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410011, China
Zhang Ling
Beijing Anding Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100088, China
Li Lingjiang
The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410011, China
