Table 1.

Characteristics of global treatment guidelines for depressive disorder

Organization	Publication date	Audience	Methodology
Korean Medication Algorithm Project for Depressive Disorder 2017	2017	Psychiatrists	Expert consensus
American Psychiatric Association Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients with Major Depressive Disorder, Third Edition	2010	Psychiatrists Primary care physicians	Evidence-based
Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments	2016	Psychiatrists	Evidence-based
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence	2009	Psychiatrists Primary care physicians	Evidence-based
Texas Medication Algorithm Project	2008	Psychiatrists Primary care physicians	Expert consensus
World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry	2013, 2015	Psychiatrists Primary care physicians	Evidence-based
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists clinical practice guidelines for mood disorders	2015	Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Physicians	Amalgamating both evidence-based and expert consensus-based