Therapeutic Guidelines for the Self-Management of Major Depressive Disorder: Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Major depressive disorder contributes to the global burden of mental illness. Therapeutic guidelines promote treatment self-management and support caregivers and family members in this process.

Objective

We aimed to identify therapeutic guidelines for the symptoms of major depressive disorder.

Methods

This scoping review followed the assumptions established by the Joanna Briggs Institute and the PRISMA-ScR (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews) protocol, carried out in 12 databases (LILACS, PubMed, SciELO, Scopus, Web of Science, b-on, BDENF, AgeLine, Cochrane, BVS, IBECS, and CINAHL) and 5 secondary gray literature sources (Google Scholar, Global ETD Search, EBSCO Open Dissertations, CAPES Catalog

SUBMITTER: de Campos Tiburcio P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11926446 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature