Evidence-based, non-pharmacological treatment guideline for depression in Korea

Although pharmacological treatment constitutes the main therapeutic approach for depression, non-pharmacological treatments (self-care or psychotherapeutic approach) are usually regarded as more essential therapeutic approaches in clinical practice. However, there have been few clinical practice gui...

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Published in:Journal of Korean medical science 2014, 29(1), 184, pp.12-22
Main Authors: Park, Seon-Cheol, Oh, Hong Seok, Oh, Dong-Hoon, Jung, Seung Ah, Na, Kyoung-Sae, Lee, Hwa-Young, Kang, Ree-Hun, Choi, Yun-Kyeung, Lee, Min-Soo, Park, Yong Chon
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Bibliotherapy - methods
Clinical Protocols
Cognitive Therapy - methods
Combined Modality Therapy - methods
Depression - drug therapy
Depression - psychology
Depression - therapy
Exercise Therapy
Humans
Placebos - therapeutic use
Republic of Korea
Special
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Summary:Although pharmacological treatment constitutes the main therapeutic approach for depression, non-pharmacological treatments (self-care or psychotherapeutic approach) are usually regarded as more essential therapeutic approaches in clinical practice. However, there have been few clinical practice guidelines concerning self-care or psychotherapy in the management of depression. This study introduces the 'Evidence-Based, Non-Pharmacological Treatment Guideline for Depression in Korea.' For the first time, a guideline was developed for non-pharmacological treatments for Korean adults with mild-to-moderate depression. The guideline development process consisted of establishing several key questions related to non-pharmacologic treatments of depression, searching the literature for studies which answer these questions, assessing the evidence level of each selected study, drawing up draft recommendation, and peer review. The Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network grading system was used to evaluate the quality of evidence. As a result of this process, the guideline recommends exercise therapy, bibliotherapy, cognitive behavior therapy, short-term psychodynamic supportive psychotherapy, and interpersonal psychotherapy as the non-pharmacological treatments for adult patients with mild-to-moderate depression in Korea. Hence, it is necessary to develop specific methodologies for several non-pharmacological treatment for Korean adults with depression.
ISSN:1011-8934
1598-6357
DOI:10.3346/jkms.2014.29.1.12