3.3 Treatment
In physically healthy people with depression, psychological therapy and antidepressant drugs are the mainstay of treatment. In palliative care, evidence is scarcer, but there is little ground to suggest a radically different approach is required. Table 6 summarises recommendations on treatment.
3.3.1. Mild, moderate, severe depression The type and intensity of treatment provided to palliative care patients with depression depends on the duration and sever- ity of symptoms (see Table 5)