Table 5 Content of the toolbox

Desk mat

Diagnosis and differential diagnosis based on the DSM-IV

Assessment of the severity of depression

Psychiatric examination

Psychiatric co-morbidity

Somatic co-morbidity

Effective treatment methods

Risk factors in relation to the severity and duration of disabilities

The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health model (ICF model) [26]

Key findings of the literature study referred to above

Checklist

Items referring to the main points of the guidelines for depression

HRSD [27]

Assessing the severity of depression