Agreed - but ensure you're well informed beforehand: there's a huge variation in the knowledge doctors have of mental health matters!

Hi again, Les It's a debate ongoing constantly and one that's being engaged in by people who are far more knowledgeable than I am, certainly. I would suggest, though, that the example you provide has been produced by bodies with pretty well established agendas - e.g. the Daily Mail is notorious for ...

Les - cost IS a factor; but it is not the primary one. Reading through the guidelines should make this clear.

The process of developing a guideline is based on evidence of effectiveness, incorporating the views of practitioners and service users. It's not primarily cost.

Hi http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/mentalhealthin ... sants.aspx This is a link to some really useful information on mental health and antidepressants, including prescribing guidelines written by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) - a body created by the UK's National Health S...