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Depression in adults: treatment and management
- Author:
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CARE EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2022
- Pagination:
- 101
- Place of publication:
- London
This guideline covers identifying, treating and managing depression in people aged 18 and over. It recommends treatments for first episodes of depression and further-line treatments, and provides advice on preventing relapse, and managing chronic depression, psychotic depression and depression with a coexisting diagnosis of personality disorder. This guideline includes recommendations on: principles of care; recognition and assessment; choice and delivery of treatments; treatment for a new episode of less severe depression; treatment for a new episode of more severe depression; behavioural couples therapy; preventing relapse; further-line treatment; chronic depressive symptoms; depression in people with a diagnosis of personality disorder; psychotic depression; electroconvulsive therapy, transcranial magnetic stimulation and implanted vagus nerve stimulation; access, coordination and delivery of care. (Edited publisher abstract)
Closing the employment gap for young people
- Author:
- VCSE HEALTH AND WELLBEING ALLIANCE
- Publishers:
- Young People’s Health Partnership, VCSE Health and Wellbeing Alliance
- Publication year:
- 2019
- Pagination:
- 17
A toolkit for those supporting 16-25 year olds experiencing common mental health problems to gain and stay in work. It looks at the main obstacles that can prevent young people with mental health difficulties face, provides practical suggestions for support services and mental health providers to consider. It also includes examples case studies and links to additional resources. The toolkit draws on findings from a scoping review, which also includes the results from focus groups and interviews with young people, employers, mental health providers and examples of promising practice. The main target audiences are mental health and employment support staff across statutory, voluntary and independent sectors and staff providing support and care to vulnerable young people. The resource has been developed by a group of organisations from the Health and Wellbeing Alliance led by the Young People’s Health Partnership. (Edited publisher abstract)
No health without mental health: a guide for general practice
- Author:
- MENTAL HEALTH STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP
- Publisher:
- Mental Health Strategic Partnership
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Following the publication of the Government’s new mental health strategy, this briefing sets out what general practices can do to improve the mental health of everyone in their communities and enhance the support and care offered to people with mental health conditions. The briefing outlines the six key objectives for better mental health and improved mental health care published in the Government's 'Call to Action'. It then set out what general practice can do, including: identifying problems early, keeping people at work, linking physical and mental health, getting advice from those who know and supporting carers.
Supervised community treatment: a guide for practitioners
- Author:
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MENTAL HEALTH IN ENGLAND
- Publisher:
- National Institute for Mental Health in England
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 91p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Introduced by the Mental Health Act 2007, Supervised Community Treatment (SCT) is implemented through the making of a Community Treatment Order and increases the range of options for mental health treatment in the community. This guide is intended for all those involved with patients who are being considered for, or are on, SCT, including mental health professionals working directly with patients. It describes the stages involved in deciding whether SCT is suitable and appropriate for the patient, covering patient eligibility and suitability, what conditions should be attached and the agreement to be reached before a Community Treatment Order is made, the care plan that should be available for the patient in the community and setting up treatment, managing in the community and how the patient will be monitored and supported, processes for recalling the patient and revoking the order, procedures to be followed to end SCT, and children and adolescents. This guide is not intended as a substitute for consulting the Act and Regulations, Code of Practice and Reference Guide, but as a quick reminder of all the issues.
Mental health and employment: a mind to work: a good practice guide
- Author:
- CUMING Heidi
- Publisher:
- City and Hackney Mind
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 21p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
There is growing support for the idea that work can play an important part in the recovery process for people with mental health problems. Work has a number of positive benefits including financial independence, a sense of purpose and belonging, increased self-esteem, social identity and status, and opportunities for growth and development. This booklet is aimed at Employment Advisors, and aims to stimulate thinking around the issues involved in supporting someone with a mental health problem to secure and retain employment. The focus of this booklet is paid employment, although some sections will also be of relevance to voluntary work, education and training. It covers barriers to employment for adults with mental health problems, models of employment support such as sheltered work and User Employment Programmes, and how to make an assessment and develop an Action Plan for the client. The booklet then looks at the Disability Discrimination Act (1995), reasonable adjustments employers are obliged to make for disabled persons, disclosure of mental health status to employers, and Disability Equality Duty (2006). Finally, it looks at presenting employers with a business case to encourage them to employ someone with mental health problems, and how to support a client once they are in work.
Self-harm: assessment, management and preventing recurrence
- Author:
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CARE EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2022
- Pagination:
- 81
- Place of publication:
- London
This guideline covers assessment, management and preventing recurrence for children, young people and adults who have self-harmed. It includes those with a mental health problem, neurodevelopmental disorder or learning disability and applies to all sectors that work with people who have self-harmed. In this guideline, self-harm is defined as intentional self-poisoning or injury, irrespective of the apparent purpose. The guideline does not cover repetitive, stereotypical self-injurious behaviour (such as head banging). This guideline includes recommendations on: information and support; consent and confidentiality; safeguarding; involving family members and carers; psychosocial assessment and care by mental health professionals; risk assessment tools and scales; assessment and care by healthcare professionals and social care practitioners; assessment and care by professionals from other sectors; admission to and discharge from hospital; initial aftercare after an episode of self-harm; interventions for self-harm; supporting people to be safe after self-harm; safer prescribing and dispensing; training and supervision. (Edited publisher abstract)
Depression in children and young people: identification and management in primary, community and secondary care: CG28
- Author:
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CARE EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 63
- Place of publication:
- London
This guideline covers the identification and treatment of depression in children (5-11 years) and young people (12-18 years) in primary, community and secondary care. The guidance covers: the care children and young people with depression can expect to get from their doctor, nurse or counsellor; the information they can expect to be given; what they can expect from treatment; and the kinds of services that can help young people and children with depression, including family doctor (general practitioner or GP), health staff at school, and specialists in clinics or hospitals. (Edited publisher abstract)
The assessment of pain in older people
- Authors:
- ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS, BRITISH GERIATRICS SOCIETY, BRITISH PAIN SOCIETY
- Publisher:
- Royal College of Physicians
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 13p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Pain is under-recognised and under-treated in older people, and the assessment of pain is particularly challenging in the presence of severe cognitive impairments, communication difficulties or language and cultural barriers. This guidance sets out the key components of assessing pain in older people, together with a range of practical scales that can be used with different groups, including those with cognitive or communication impairment. It aims to provide professionals with a set of practical skills to assess pain as the first step towards its effective management. It describes the background and methodology used, key components of an assessment of pain, and types of scale used to assess pain. It also provides a summary of recommendations in the full guidelines covering: pain awareness, pain enquiry, pain description, pain location and intensity, communication, assessment in people with impaired cognition/communication, cause of pain, and re-evaluation. It notes that the basic guidelines should be a routine part of the training and care provision of all healthcare professionals. The appendices include the guideline development process, an algorithm for the assessment of pain in older people, a pain map, and examples of pain scales.
Reducing the risk of violent and aggressive behaviours
- Authors:
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CARE EXCELLENCE, SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publishers:
- National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2019
- Pagination:
- 4
- Place of publication:
- London
A quick guide for registered managers of mental health services for young people. The guide aims to help registered managers to support young people to manage and minimise violent and aggressive behaviour. It covers: preventing violent and aggressive behaviours, de-escalation, and training. It is based on NICE’s guideline and quality standard on violence and aggression. (Edited publisher abstract)
A whole household approach to young people’s mental health: a ‘must know’ guide for local councillors
- Author:
- LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
- Publisher:
- Local Government Association
- Publication year:
- 2021
This guide sets out the vital information local leaders need to know about supporting young people’s mental health. A whole household approach to young people’s mental health recognises the important roles that parents, carers or siblings can play in supporting young people’s mental health. The guidance includes section about the duties on councils and their partners; young people's mental health; a whole household approach mental health; what young people told us; engaging young people and families; national policy context and a section on useful resources. (Edited publisher abstract)