Coping with depression: Australian treatment guide for consumers and carers, 2005

Appendix 2

Page last updated: June 2005

What do these acronyms mean?

CBT - Cognitive behavioural therapy
GP - General Practitioner
IPT - Interpersonal therapy
PST - Problem solving therapy
SNRI - Serotonin and noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor
SSRI - Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor
TCA - Tricyclic antidepressant