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Clinical practice guidelines in mental health: a guide to their use in improving care
- Editors:
- WHITTY Paula, ECCLES Martin
- Publisher:
- Radcliffe
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 133p.
- Place of publication:
- Oxford
The book covers a wide range of topics including the nuts and bolts of guideline development, potential pitfalls of using or not using guidelines, details of the National Institute for Clinical Excellence and its collaborating centres, reference to equivalent work in Scotland and feedback on the process of using guideless at trust and primary care level. With over 50 clinical practice guidelines in development, the UK’s National Health Service has probably the largest guideline programme of any healthcare system in the world. Although seemingly directed towards mental health, this book has general applicability and will be valuable to anyone involved with guideline development and implementation.
Getting help and support for common mental health problems: understanding NICE guidance
- Author:
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CLINICAL EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 15p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This guidance booklet from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence addresses the care and treatment of adults with common mental health problems, including depression, generalised anxiety disorder, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder and social anxiety disorder, in the NHS in England and Wales. It is written for people experiencing common mental health problems but it may also be useful for their families or carers, or for anyone with an interest in common mental health problems. The booklet is designed to help in the understanding of the care and treatment options that should be available in the NHS. It does not describe common mental health problems, tests or treatments in detail. The booklet should be discussed with a member of the healthcare team. Sections include: common mental health problems; how can I get help for common mental health problems?; what should I expect to happen at an assessment?; what treatments might I be offered?; information for families and carers; explanation of technical words and terms; more information; about NICE.
Common mental health disorders: identification and pathways to care: full guideline
- Author:
- NATIONAL COLLABORATING CENTRE FOR MENTAL HEALTH
- Publisher:
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 384p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Common mental health disorders, such as depression, generalised anxiety disorder, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder and social anxiety disorder, may affect up to 15% of the population at any one time. They vary considerably in their severity but all of these conditions can be associated with significant long-term disability. The vast majority of depression and anxiety disorders that are diagnosed are treated in primary care. However, many individuals do not seek treatment and common mental health disorders often go unrecognised. Recognition of anxiety disorders is particularly poor in primary care and only a small minority of people experiencing anxiety disorders ever receive treatment. This full clinical guideline offers evidence-based advice on the care and treatment of adults who have common mental health disorders, with a particular focus on primary care. It brings together advice from existing guidelines and combines it with new recommendations on access to care, assessment and developing local care pathways for common mental health disorders. It also provides advice on treatment and referral.
Common mental health disorders: identification and pathways to care: quick reference guide
- Author:
- NATIONAL COLLABORATING CENTRE FOR MENTAL HEALTH
- Publisher:
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 22p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Common mental health disorders, such as depression, generalised anxiety disorder, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder and social anxiety disorder, may affect up to 15% of the population at any one time. They vary considerably in their severity but all of these conditions can be associated with significant long-term disability. The vast majority of depression and anxiety disorders that are diagnosed are treated in primary care. However, many individuals do not seek treatment and common mental health disorders often go unrecognised. Recognition of anxiety disorders is particularly poor in primary care and only a small minority of people experiencing anxiety disorders ever receive treatment. This quick reference clinical guideline offers evidence-based advice on the care and treatment of adults who have common mental health disorders, with a particular focus on primary care. It brings together advice from existing guidelines and combines it with new recommendations on access to care, assessment and developing local care pathways for common mental health disorders. It also provides advice on treatment and referral.
Common mental health disorders: identification and pathways to care
- Author:
- NATIONAL COLLABORATING CENTRE FOR MENTAL HEALTH
- Publisher:
- National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 57p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) clinical guideline presents recommendations about the treatment and care of people with specific diseases and conditions in the NHS in England and Wales. This guidance represents the view of NICE, which was arrived at after careful consideration of the evidence available. Healthcare professionals are expected to take it fully into account when exercising their clinical judgement. However, the guidance does not override the individual responsibility of healthcare professionals to make decisions appropriate to the circumstances of the individual patient, in consultation with the patient and/or guardian or carer, and informed by the summary of product characteristics of any drugs they are considering. Implementation of this guidance is the responsibility of local commissioners and/or providers. Commissioners and providers are reminded that it is their responsibility to implement the guidance, in their local context, in light of their duties to avoid unlawful discrimination and to have regard to promoting equality of opportunity.
Personality disorder: no longer a diagnosis of exclusion; policy implementation guidance for the development of services for people with a personality disorder
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health. National Institute for Mental Health in England
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health. National Institute for Mental Health in Eng
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 53p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This document provides information for Trusts about the Government's intentions for the delivery of personality disorder services within general mental health and forensic settings. All Trusts delivering mental health services need to consider how to meet the needs of patients with a personality disorder who experience significant distress or difficulty as a result of their disorder. Funding will be available to enable Trusts to develop personality disorder services over the next three- year period from 2003- 2006. The purpose of the Guidance is: to assist people with personality disorder who experience significant distress or difficulty to access appropriate clinical care and management from specialist mental health services; to ensure that offenders with a personality disorder receive appropriate care from forensic services and interventions designed both to provide treatment and to address their offending behaviour; and to establish the necessary education and training to equip mental health practitioners to provide effective assessment and management.
Changing times: improving services for older people; report on the work of the Health and Social Care Change Agent Team 2003/04
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 78p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
This is the second annual report of the Health and Social Care Change Agent Team (CAT). It sets out the work carried out by members of the team, CAT's associates and expert group members in 2003/4. It is meant to be a useful source of practical information and examples of ‘what works’, not just a historical account of past activity. In summary, in 2003/4 CAT has: worked with a further eight health and social care communities, involving a total of 15 councils, 29 PCTs, 20 hospital trusts and 6 other trusts; delivered a dedicated programme to support the introduction of reimbursement under the Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc) Act 2003; produced a further range of development and support products on commissioning and other good practice themes; begun to plan and implement new work on supporting improvements in mental health services for older people (jointly with the National Institute for Mental Health in England) and establishing a new learning and improvement network on better commissioning; and contributed to 67 national and regional events, and directly organised 24 events.
Meeting of minds: best practice case studies in mental health services
- Author:
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MENTAL HEALTH
- Publisher:
- National Institute for Mental Health
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 46p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Contains examples of best practice of partnership working in the implementation of mental health policy. The establishment of the National Institute for Mental Health presents an opportunity to reshape services and practice in line with the evidence base. The 'Meeting of minds' project represents some of the wide range of joint NHS and industry initiatives that have been developed through the foresight of those working in mental health.