Global Perspectives on Detecting and Managing Depression and Anxiety in Primary Care

Authored by Sherina Mohd Sidik, this comprehensive guide offers practical insights into the detection and management of depression and anxiety in primary care settings worldwide. It delves into the approaches adopted in different countries, encompassing global prevalence, risk factors, and health burdens, including those associated with COVID-19.

The book features contributions from authors representing various world regions – Africa, Asia Pacific, East Mediterranean, Europe, IberoAmericana-CIMF, North America, and South Asia. Each chapter provides an in-depth look at the detection and management strategies employed in primary care for depression and anxiety, including screening tools, their adoption rates, and current policies.

It not only presents the medical model but also explores the alternative viewpoint that feeling low or anxious is a natural part of the human condition. The focus should be on supporting individuals in their life journey, dealing with social challenges, rather than defining these issues as disorders or diseases requiring treatment.

Key Features:

• Explores the instruments used for detecting depression and anxiety in primary care across various countries, and why and how these instruments are being used.
• Describes the pharmaceutical and non-drug interventions for treating depression and anxiety in primary care and compares the similarities and differences in detecting and managing these conditions among different countries.
• Includes in-depth regional examples of how screening tools are used in practice and how policies can be established in the management of depression and anxiety in primary care.
• Concludes with lessons learned from various countries and from different stakeholders with clear advice on what to do and, importantly, what not to do.

This book serves as a valuable practical aid for family medicine practitioners and the wider primary and community care teams. It is also a useful reference for those involved in policy setting at regional and national levels, including ministries of health.

Language: English

ISBN: 9781032479514, 9781003809852