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WFSBP Treatment Guidelines and Consensus Papers

The WFSBP treatment guidelines are a major focus of the federation. They are developed by the WFSBP Task Forces and provide a clear and top-quality treatment orientation for clinicians around the world.

WFSBP Treatment Guidelines on Bipolar Disorders

Grunze H, Kasper S, Goodwin G, Bowden C, Baldwin D, Licht R, Vieta E, Möller HJ on behalf of the WFSBP Task Force on Treatment Guidelines for Bipolar Disorders (Akiskal H, Allain H, Ayuso-Gutierrez J, Bech P, Benkert O, Berk M, Bitter I, Bourgeois M, Burrrows G, Calabrese J, Cassano G, Cetkovich-Bakmas M, Cookson J, da Costa D, George M, Goodwin F, Heinze G, Higuchi T, Hirschfeld R, Hoeschl C, Holsboer-Trachsler E, Jamison K, Katona C, Keller M, Kulhara P, Kupfer D, Lecrubier Y, Leonard B, Lingjaerde O, Lublin H, Maj M, Mendlewicz J, Mitchell P, Montgomery S, Nemeroff C, Nolen W, Nutt D, Paykel E, Philipp M, Post R, Puzynski S, Rihmer Z, Rybakowski J, Vestergaard P, Walden J, Whybrow P, Yamada K) (2002)
World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) guidelines for biological treatment of bipolar disorders, part I: Treatment of bipolar depression.
The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry 3: 115-124

Grunze H, Kasper S, Goodwin G, Bowden C, Baldwin D, Licht R, Vieta E, Möller HJ on behalf of the WFSBP Task Force on Treatment Guidelines for Bipolar Disorders (Akiskal H, Allain H, Ayuso-Gutierrez J, Bech P, Benkert O, Berk M, Bitter I, Bourgeois M, Burrrows G, Calabrese J, Cassano G, Cetkovich-Bakmas M, Cookson J, da Costa D, George M, Goodwin F, Heinze G, Higuchi T, Hirschfeld R, Hoeschl C, Holsboer-Trachsler E, Jamison K, Katona C, Keller M, Kulhara P, Kupfer D, Lecrubier Y, Leonard B, Lingjaerde O, Lublin H, Maj M, Mendlewicz J, Mitchell P, Montgomery S, Nemeroff C, Nolen W, Nutt D, Paykel E, Philipp M, Post R, Puzynski S, Rihmer Z, Rybakowski J, Vestergaard P, Walden J, Whybrow P, Yamada K) (2003)
World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) guidelines for biological treatment of bipolar disorders, part II: Treatment of mania.
The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry 4: 5-13

Grunze H, Kasper S, Goodwin G, Bowden C, Möller HJ on behalf of the WFSBP Task Force on Treatment Guidelines for Bipolar Disorders (Akiskal H, Allain H, Ayuso-Gutierrez J, Baldwin D, Bech P, Benkert O, Berk M, Bitter I, Bourgeois M, Burrows G, Calabrese J, Cassano G, Cetkovich-Bakmas M, Cookson J, da Costa D, George M, Goodwin F, Heinze G, Higuchi T, Hirschfeld R, Höschl C, Holsboer-Trachsler E, Jamison K, Katona C, Keller M, Kulhara P, Kupfer D, Lecrubier Y, Leonard B, Licht R, Lingjaerde O, Lublin H, Maj M, Mendlewicz J, Mitchell P, Montgomery S, Nemeroff C, Nolen W, Paykel E, Philipp M, Post R, Puzynski S, Rihmer Z, Rybakowski J, Vestergaard P, Vieta E, Walden J, Whybrow P, Yamada K) (2004)
World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) guidelines for the biological treatment of bipolar disorders, part III: Maintenance treatment.
The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry 5: 120-135

WFSBP Treatment Guidelines on Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Bandelow B, Zohar J, Hollander E, Kasper S, Möller HJ on behalf of the WFSBP Task Force on Treatment Guidelines for Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive and Posttraumatic Stress Disorders (Ayuso-Gutierrez J, Cassano G, Gorman J, Hindmarch I, Kaiya H, Klein DF, Lader M, Lecrubier Y, Lepine JP, Liebowitz MR, Lopez-Ibor JJ, Marazitti D, Miguel EC, Rickels K, Rupprecht R, Sato M, Starcevic V, Stein DJ, Uhlenhuth EH, van Ameringen M) (2002)
World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) Guidelines for the pharmacological treatment of anxiety, obsessive-compulsive and posttraumatic stress disorders.
The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry 3: 171-199

WFSBP Treatment Guidelines on Unipolar Depressive Disorder

Bauer M, Whybrow PC, Angst J, Versiani M, Möller HJ, WFSBP Task Force on Treatment Guidelines for Unipolar Depressive Disorders (Allain H, Anderson I, Ayuso-Gutierrez JL, Baldwin D, Bech P, Benkert O, Berk M, Bitter I, Bourgeois ML, Burrows G, Cassano G, Cetkovich-Bakmas M, Cookson JC, da Costa D, Gheorghe MD, Heinze G, Higuchi T, Hirschfeld RM, Höschl C, Hoelsboer-Trachsler E, Kasper S, Katona C, Keller MB, Kulhara P, Kupfer DJ, Lecrubier Y, Leonard B, Licht RW, Lingjaerde O, Lublin H, Mendlewicz J, Mitchell P, Paykel ES, Puzynski S, Rush AJ, Rybakowski JK, Schweitzer I, Unützer J, Vestergaard P, Vieta E, Yamada K) (2002)
World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) guidelines for biological treatment of unipolar depressive disorders, part 1: acute and continuation treatment of major depressive disorder.
The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry 3: 5-43

Bauer M, Whybrow PC, Angst J, Versiani M, Möller HJ, WFSBP Task Force on Treatment Guidelines for Unipolar Depressive Disorders (Allain H, Anderson I, Ayuso-Gutierrez JL, Baldwin D, Bech P, Benkert O, Berk M, Bitter I, Bourgeois ML, Burrows G, Cassano G, Cetkovich-Bakmas M, Cookson JC, da Costa D, Gheorghe MD, Heinze G, Higuchi T, Hirschfeld RM, Höschl C, Hoelsboer-Trachsler E, Kasper S, Katona C, Keller MB, Kulhara P, Kupfer DJ, Lecrubier Y, Leonard B, Licht RW, Lingjaerde O, Lublin H, Mendlewicz J, Mitchell P, Paykel ES, Puzynski S, Rush AJ, Rybakowski JK, Schweitzer I, Unützer J, Vestergaard P, Vieta E, Yamada K) (2002)
World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) guidelines for biological treatment of unipolar depressive disorder, part 2: maintenance treatment of major depressive disorder and treatment of chronic depressive disorder and subtreshold depressions.
The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry 3: 69-86

Bauer M, Bschor T, Pfennig A, Whybrow PC, Angst J, Versiani M, Möller HJ, WFSBP Task Force on Treatment Guidelines for Unipolar Depressive Disorders (Allain H, Anderson I, Ayuso-Gutierrez JL, Bech P, Benkert O, Berk M, Bitter I, Bourgeois ML, Burrows G, Cassano G, Cetkovich-Bakmas M, Cookson JC, da Costa D, Gheorghe MD, Heinze G, Higuchi T, Hirschfeld RM, Holsboer-Trachsler E, Höschl C, Kang RH, Kasper S, Katona C, Keller MB, Kostukova E, Kulhara P, Kupfer DJ, Lecrubier Y, Lee MS, Leonard B, Licht RW, Lim SW, Lingjaerde O, Lublin H, Mendlewicz J, Mitchell P, Möller HJ, Paik JW, Park YC, Paykel E, Puzynski S, Rush AJ, Rybakowski JK, Schweitzer I, Unützer J, Vestergaard P, Vieta E, Whybrow PC, Yamada K) (2007)
World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) Guidelines for Biological Treatment of Unipolar Depressive Disorders in Primary Care.
The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry, 2007; 8(2): 67-104

WFSBP Treatment Guidelines on Schizophrenia

Falkai P, Wobrock T, Lieberman J, Glenthoj B, Gattaz WF, Möller HJ, and the WFSBP Task Force on Treatment Guidelines for Schizophrenia (2005)
World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) guidelines for biological treatment of schizophrenia, part 1: acute treatment of schizophrenia.
The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry 6: 132-191

Falkai P, Wobrock T, Lieberman J, Glenthoj B, Gattaz WF, Möller HJ and the WFSBP Task Force on Treatment Guidelines for Schizophrenia (2006)
World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) guidelines for biological treatment of schizophrenia, part 2: long-term treatment of schizophrenia.
The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry 7: 1-40

WFSBP Consensus Paper on Biological Markers of Dementia

J. Wiltfang, P. Lewczuk, P. Riederer, E. Grünblatt, C. Hock, P. Scheltens, H. Hampel, H. Vanderstichele, K. Iqbal, D. Galasko, L. Lannfelt, M. Otto, H. Esselmann, A. W. Henkel, J. Kornhuber & K. Blennow (2005)
Consensus Paper of the WFSBP Task Force on Biological Markers of Dementia: The role of CSF and blood analysis in the early and differential diagnosis of dementia
The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry 6: 69-84