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Depression in adults: treatment and management (NG222)

• a choice of:

－ the treatments recommended in this guideline

－ how they will be delivered (for example individual or group, in person or remotely)
and and

－ where they will be delivered

• the option to attend with a family member or friend when possible, for some or all of

their treatment

• the option to express a preference for the gender of the healthcare professional, to see

a professional they already have a good relationship with, or to change professional if
the relationship is not working. [2022] [2022]

1.3.5 Make a shared decision with the person about their treatment. See the NICE
guideline on shared decision making. [2022] [2022]

1.3.6 Commissioners and service managers should ensure that people can express a
preference for NICE-recommended treatments, that those treatments are
available in a timely manner, particularly in severe depression, and that they are
monitored to ensure equality of access, provision, outcomes and experience.
[2022] [2022]

For a short explanation of why the committee made these recommendations and how they
might affect practice, see the rationale and impact section on choice of treatments.

Full details of the evidence and the committee's discussion are in evidence review I: patient

choice.

1.4 1.4 Delivery of treatments Delivery of treatments

All treatments All treatments

1.4.1 When considering treatments for people with depression:

• carry out an assessment of need

• develop a treatment plan

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