The American Psychological Association seeks comments from all interested individuals and groups — including psychologists, health care professionals, researchers, patients/clients and their families, APA governance members, and the general public — on the draft “Clinical Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Depression in Children, Adolescents, and Young, Middle-aged, and Older Adults.”
The website containing the draft guideline document and comment portal opened on August 23, 2018. It will remain open for comments until October 23, 2018.
Comments will provide the panel that is developing the guideline with valuable input as it works to produce the final version. It is anticipated that the final version will be submitted to the Council of Representatives for approval as APA policy at its February 2019 meeting.
Additional information about APA’s clinical practice guideline initiative can be found here.