Welcome to this CPD Online module, Managing Depression in Physical Illness. We hope that you find it a rewarding learning experience.

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of this module, we hope that you will gain:

• an increased understanding of the relationship between physical illness and depression;

• knowledge of the frequency and severity of depressive illness in patients with physical illness;

• enhanced skills in the assessment and diagnosis of depressive illness in this patient group;

• an understanding of the problems of treating depression associated with different types of physical illness;

• improved confidence in the management and treatment of comorbid depressive illness.

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