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Written question asked by Barry Sheerman (Labour) on Thursday, 8 December 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 12 December 2005. It was answered by Liam Byrne (Labour) on Monday, 9 January 2006 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Mental Health

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps the Department has taken to identify depression in children and young adults.
Answer

The Department submitted a proposal to the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) to develop guidelines on the identification and treatment of depression in children and young people. These guidelines were published by NICE in September 2005 and include advice on detection and recognition of depression. The document, Depression in children and young people is available on NICE'S website at www.nice.org.uk.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
37106; 441 c141W;441 c142W
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Children Depressive illnesses Diagnosis Standards Young people
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk