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Review article

A consensus statement for safety monitoring guidelines of treatments for major depressive disorder

Seetal DoddSchool of Medicine, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia; Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
(Clinical Senior Lecturer; Senior Fellow) ,
Gin S. MalhiDiscipline of Psychiatry, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
(Professor and Head) ,
John TillerDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
(Professor) ,
Isaac SchweitzerDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
(Professor) ,
Ian HickieBrain and Mind Research Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
(Executive Director) ,
Jon Paul KhooToowong Specialist Clinic, Level 2/54 Jephson St, Toowong, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
(Consultant Psychiatrist) ,
Darryl L. BassettSchool of Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, University of Western Australia, Australia; School of Medicine, University of Notre Dame, Western Australia, Australia
(Adjunct Professor) ,
Bill LyndonDiscipline of Psychiatry, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
(Clinical Senior Lecturer) ,
Philip B. MitchellSchool of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Black Dog Institute, Sydney, Australia
(Scientia Professor) ,
Gordon ParkerSchool of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia; Black Dog Institute, Sydney, Australia
(Scientia Professor) ,
Paul B. FitzgeraldMonash Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre, Alfred and Monash University School of Psychology and Psychiatry, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
(Professor) ,
Marc UdinaBipolar Disorders Program, Clinical Institute of Neuroscience, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (CIBERSAM), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
(Psychiatrist) ,
Ajeet SinghSchool of Medicine, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia; Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
(Consultant Psychiatrist & Clinical Senior Lecturer) ,
Steven MoylanSchool of Medicine, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
,
Francesco GiorlandoDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
,
Carolyn DoughtyChild and Family Specialty Service, Canterbury District Health Board; Department of Public Health and General Practice, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand
(Psychologist; Clinical Lecturer) ,
Christopher G. DaveyOrygen Youth Health Research Centre, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
(Consultant Psychiatrist) ,
Michael TheodorosEating Disorders Program, New Farm Clinic, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
&
Michael BerkSchool of Medicine, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria; Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Victoria; Mental Health Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria; Orygen Youth Health Research Centre, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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Pages 712-725 | Published online: 03 Sep 2011

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