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You will find lists of books and journal articles relating to
practice guidelines in the treatment of mental disorders on
my bibliographies and reading lists
page.
Additional material of interest can be found on my evidence-based medicine page.
Material which relates to service guidelines and standards is on my administration page
A Guide to the Development, Evaluation and Implementation of Clinical Practice Guidelines
The document emphasises the importance of basing guideline recommendations on the systematic identification and synthesis of the best available scientific evidence. It is supplemented with a series of
handbooks with further information on the main stages involved in
the development of clinical practice guidelines.
I've also done a PubMed search for Health Technology Assessment reports on mental disorders. Health Technology Assessment is a publication of the National Co-Ordinating Centre for Health Technology Assessment, in the UK., and the full text is available free through PubMed. Just click on the authors' names to see an abstract, and link to full text.
TRIP Database
The TRIP Database searches across a range of high-quality medical information and gives direct, hyperlinked access to 'evidence-based' material on the web as well as articles from premier on-line journals such as the BMJ, JAMA, NEJM etc. Sources searched by TRIP
To make this page easier to navigate I've separated some of the
guidelines out into broad subject categories. Links to collections
of guidelines from various colleges and professional bodies are
included in the general list, followed by the subjects below
American
Psychiatric Association . Practice Guidelines
Guidelines on a range of disorders. Quick reference guides, and
patient and family guides are also available here.
Canadian Psychiatric Association. Clinical Guidelines and Position Papers
A substantial collections of position papers, clinical guidelines
and statements of practice.
 Criteria
for Short-Term Treatment of Acute Psychiatric Illness
A joint publication of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent
Psychiatry, and the American Psychiatric Association, 1996.
Guidelines for Prescribing Psychiatrists in Consultive,
Collaborative, and Supervisory Relationships
By Lloyd I Sederer, James Ellison, and Catherine Keyes.
Psychiatric Services, September 1998, 49(9)
1197-1202
Mental
Health Guidelines
Behavioral Health Recovery Management, from Fayette Companies and
Chestnut Health Systems - a United States behavioural health care
services provider.
National Guideline
Clearinghouse
The National Guideline Clearinghouse™ (NGC) is a comprehensive
database of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines and related
documents produced by the Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality (AHRQ) (formerly the Agency for Health Care Policy and
Research [AHCPR]), in partnership with the American Medical
Association (AMA) and the American Association of Health Plans
(AAHP). There is a large list of links to guidelines on the
treatment of mental disorders at this site. To access the list you
will need to click on the Disease/Condition option.
Practice
Guideline and resources for the Treatment of Patients with Delirium
From the American Psychiatric Association.
Research
Involving Persons With Mental Disorders That May Involve Decisionmaking Capacity. Volume 1, Report and
Recommendations of the National Bioethics Advisory
Commission
This is a report produced in December 1998 by the National
Bioethics Advisory Commission in the United States.
Royal
Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists. Clinical
Practice Guidelines (Clinician Version)
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists - Clinical Practice Guidelines (Consumer/Carer Versions)
The RANZCP has developed Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) to
provide mental health practitioners, consumers, and carers with
evidence-based information about particular mental illnesses and
appropriate treatment options. These have been developed with the
support of both the Australian and New Zealand Governments.
Royal
Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists. Position
Statements
Position Statements are developed by the College on issues of
relevance to psychiatry where the College has a public position.
They are often used as the basis for answering questions from the
media and the general public and in advocating the College’s
considered view on certain issues.
Royal
College of Psychiatrists. Council Reports
Council reports have been formally approved by a meeting of the
Council of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, and constitute
official College policy. Many of them are available as .pdf files.
Some individual titles are listed in other sections of this page.
Standards of Care for Gender
Identity Disorders
Here you will find the Harry Benjamin International Gender
Dysphoria Associations Standards of Care for Gender Identity
Disorders (Sixth Version, 2001). Their major purpose is described
as" to articulate this international organization's professional
consensus about the psychiatric, psychological, medical, and surgical
management of gender identity
disorders."
Treatment Choice in Psychological Therapies and Counselling:
Evidence Based Clinical Practice Guideline.
From the Department of Health U.K., February 2001.
Treatment Guidelines for Dissociative Disorders in Adults and Children
Produced by the International Society for the Study of Dissociation.
Victoria's
Mental Health Services. Clinical Practice Guidelines
From the Office of the Chief Psychiatrist in Victoria.
Anxiety Disorders,
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Phobias
Click here to search PubMed for practice guidelines on the treatment of anxiety disorders.
Anxiety (NICE)
Guidelines published by the National Institute for Clinical
Excellence (NICE) and the National Collaborating Centre for Primary
Care for the NHS in England and Wales on the management of anxiety
(panic disorder, with or without agoraphobia, and generalised
anxiety disorder) in adults in primary, secondary and community
care.
NICE Clinical
Guideline CG22
Australian and New Zealand clinical practice guidelines for the
treatment of panic disorder and agoraphobia
From the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists,
clinical guidelines to assist practitioners in making decisions
about appropriate health care for specific clinical
circumstances.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry vol. 37 2003, pp. 641-656
Clinical Practice Guidelines: Management of Anxiety Disorders
Guidelines from the Canadian Psychiatric Association
Canadian Journal of Psychiatry July 2006, vol. 51, Suppl. 2
Depression
and Anxiety - Computerised Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CCBT)
(NICE)
A Technology Appraisal from the National Institute for Clinical
Excellence in the U.K.
NICE
Technology Appraisal Guidance No. 51
eMedicine - Anxiety Disorders
eMedicine - Panic Disorder
eMedicine - Phobic Disorders
eMedicine - Social Phobia
eMedicine's professional content undergoes 4 levels of physician peer review plus an additional review by a PharmD prior to publication. The evidence-based content is updated regularly to provide the latest practice guidelines.
Evidence based guidelines for the pharmacological treatment of anxiety disorders: A consensus statement from the British Association for Psychopharmacology
Psychopharmacology, Vol. 19 (6) (2005), 567-596
Guidelines for Assessing and Treating Anxiety Disorders - New
Zealand Guidelines Group
The New Zealand Guidelines Group was established by the National
Health Committee (NHC) in 1996 as an informal network of expertise
and information on guideline development and implementation. Its
purpose is to train health and disability professionals and
consumers in the development and implementation of evidence-based
best practice guidelines.
Obsessive-Compulsive
Disorder (NICE)
Obsessive-compulsive disorder: Core interventions in the treatment
of obsessive-compulsive disorder and body dysmorphic disorder
Guidelines published by the National Institute for Clinical
Excellence (NICE), and the National Collaborating Centre for
Primary Care for the NHS in England and Wales.
NICE Clinical
Guideline CG 31
Practice Guideline and Resources for Treatment of Patients with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
A guideline produced by the American Psychiatric Assosiation.
Practice Guideline and Resources for Treatment of Patients with Panic Disorder
A guideline produced by the American Psychiatric Assosiation.
Bipolar Disorder
Click here to search PubMed for practice guidelines on the treatment of bipolar disorder.
Australian and New Zealand clinical practice guidelines for the
treatment of bipolar disorder
From the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists,
clinical guidelines to assist practitioners in making decisions
about appropriate health care for specific clinical
circumstances.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry vol. 38 2004, pp. 280-305
Bipolar Affective
Disorder
A National Clinical Guideline from the Scottish Intercollegiate
Guidelines Network (
), May 2005.
SIGN
Publication No. 82
Bipolar
Disorder
A Summary of Clinical Issues and Treatment Options, produced by the
Bipolar Disorder Sub-Committee of the Canadian Network for Mood and
Anxiety Treatments (CANMAT) April, 1997.
Bipolar Disorder (NICE)
The management of bipolar disorder in adults, children and adolescents, in primary and secondary care.
NICE Clinical Guideline CG38
Practice Guideline and Resources for Treatment of Patients with Bipolar
Disorder (2nd Edition)
From the American Psychiatric Association.
Child and Adolescent Mental
Disorders
American
Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Practice Parameters
Summaries
Each Summary was published in the Journal of the American Academy
of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Details are provided of volume,
issue, and date.
Attention Deficit and Hyperkinetic Disorders in Children and Young
People
A national clinical guideline. Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines
Network (SIGN), June 2001.
SIGN
Publication No. 52
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) - methylphenidate, atomoxetine and dexamfetamine (review) (NICE)
A Technology Appraisal from the National Institute for Clinical
Excellence(NICE) in the U.K., on the use of methylphenidate, atomoxetine and dexamfetamine for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children and adolescents (including a review of guidance TA13)
NICE
Technology Appraisal TA98
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Preschool Aged
Children
Hazell, Philip. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in
preschool aged children. Adelaide: Australian Early Intervention
Network for Mental Health in Young People, 2000 (Clinical
approaches to early intervention in child and adolescent mental
health, vol. 1)
Best practice guidelines for mental health promotion programs: Children & Youth
From the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Canada's leading addiction and mental health teaching hospital.
Building and Sustaining Specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (June 2006)
Council Report CR137 of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. This report provides guidance to practitioners, managers and commissioners on the capacity and provision of specialist child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) in England, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Evidence is collated from a number of sources, including published and unpublished literature and examples of best practice.
Conduct Disorder in Children and Adolescents
Summary and recommendations of the expert group brought together by INSERM (the French National Medical Research Institute) within the framework of the collective expertise procedure to answer the questions raised by the Caisse Nationale d'Assurance Maladie des travailleurs indépendants (CANAM; French Health Insurance Fund) concerning the screening, management, and prevention of conduct disorder in children and adolescents. INSERM , 2005.
Conduct disorder in children - parent-training/education programmes (NICE)
Parent-training/education programmes in the management of children with conduct disorders. A Technology Appraisal from the National Institute for Clinical
Excellence(NICE) in the U.K.
NICE Technology Appraisal TA102
Conduct Disorder: Practice Parameters for Assessment, Treatment,
and Prevention
Canadian Journal of Psychiatry October 1999, 44(8), Suppl.
Diagnosis and Management of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Primary Care for School Age Children and Adolescents
A Health Care Guideline from the Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement, January 2005.
Early Intervention for Anxiety Disorders in Children and
Adolescents
Dadds, Mark, Seinen, Anita, Roth, Janet & Harnett, Paul. Early
intervention for anxiety disorders in children and adolescents.
Adelaide: Australian Early Intervention Network for Mental Health
in Young People, 2000. (Clinical approaches to early intervention
in child and adolescent mental health, vol. 2)
Early intervention for children with autism spectrum disorders: Guidelines for best practice
By Margot Prior, and Jacqueline Roberts. Canberra, Department of Health and Ageing, 2006. There is also a much larger research document
A review of the research to identify the most effective models of practice in early intervention for children with autism spectrum disorders
Early Intervention in Conduct Problems in Children
Sanders, Matthew R, Gooley, Shylaja & Nicholson, Jan. Early
intervention in conduct problems in children. Adelaide: Australian
Early Intervention Network for Mental Health in Young People, 2000.
(Clinical approaches to early intervention in child and adolescent
mental health, vol. 3)
Mental disorders: Children and adolescents screening and prevention (2002)
Summary and recommendations of the expert group brought together by INSERM (the French National Medical Research Institute) within the framework of the collective expertise procedure to answer the questions raised by the Caisse Nationale d'Assurance Maladie des travailleurs indépendants (CANAM; French Health Insurance Fund) on the detection and prevention of mental disorders in children and adolescents.
New Zealand Guidelines for the Assessment and Treatment of
Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder
New Zealand Ministry of Health, July 2001.
Patients as Parents: Addressing the needs, including the safety, of children whose parents have mental illness (June 2002)
Council Report CR105 of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. This report provides a fully referenced and practical summary of key issues involving the interactions and influences between parental psychiatric disorder and child mental health and wellbeing. It promotes an ecological approach in which mental illness is firmly embedded within a family and social context.
Practice
Parameters for the Assessment and Treatment of Children and
Adolescents with Bipolar Disorder
The complete text of this American Academy of Child and Adolescent
Psychiatry practice parameter is available on the Child and
Adolescent Bipolar Foundation site.
Psychiatric services for adolescents and adults with Asperger syndrome and other autistic-spectrum disorders (April 2006)
Council Report CR136 of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. This report is a consensus view of the psychiatric services required for many with ASD in adolescence and adulthood. The focus is often on diagnosis, but this is only one part of a wider process of multidisciplinary assessment that should then flow on to management. While the report focuses narrowly on psychiatry, it recognises that this is only one part of a more extensive range of services.
The Psychological Adjustment of Children with Chronic
Conditions
Swanston, Heather, Williams, Katrina & Nunn, Kenneth. The
psychological adjustment of children with chronic conditions.
Adelaide: Australian Early Intervention Network for Mental Health
in Young People, 2000. (Clinical approaches to early intervention
in child and adolescent mental health, vol. 5)
Psychosocial
Paediatrics
Position statements from the Canadian Paediatric Society on a
variety of topics including early intervention for children with
autism, and promoting mental health for children of separating
parents.
Depressive
Disorders
Click here to search PubMed for practice guidelines for the treatment of depression.
Australian and New Zealand clinical practice guidelines for the
treatment of depression
From the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists,
clinical guidelines to assist practitioners in making decisions
about appropriate health care for specific clinical
circumstances.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry vol. 38 2004, pp. 389-407
Canadian Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of
Depressive Disorders
From the Canadian Psychiatric Association.
Depression
(NICE)
Guidelines published by the National Institute for Clinical
Excellence (NICE), and the National Collaborating Centre for
Primary Care for the NHS in England and Wales on the management of
depression in primary and secondary care.
NICE Clinical
Guideline CG23
Depression and Anxiety -
Computerised Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CCBT) (NICE)
A Technology Appraisal from the National Institute for Clinical
Excellence in the U.K. (Review of Technology Appraisal 51)
NICE
Technology Appraisal TA97
Depression
in Children and Young People (NICE)
Depression in children and young people: identification and
management in primary, community and secondary care. Guidelines
published by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE),
and the National Collaborating Centre for Primary Care for the NHS
in England and Wales.
NICE Clinical
Guideline CG28
eMJA: Effectiveness of complementary and self-help treatments for
depression
By Anthony F Jorm, Helen Christensen, Kathleen M Griffiths and
Bryan Rodgers
Medical Journal of Australia 20 May 2002, 176 (10 Suppl):
S84-S95
eMJA: Treating depression: the beyondblue guidelines for treating
depression in primary care
By Pete M Ellis and Don A R Smith
Medical Journal of Australia 20 May 2002, 176 (10 Suppl):
S77-S83
Guidelines for the Treatment and Management of Depression by
Primary Healthcare Professionals - New Zealand Guidelines
Group
The New Zealand Guidelines Group was established by the National
Health Committee (NHC) in 1996 as an informal network of expertise
and information on guideline development and implementation. Its
purpose is to train health and disability professionals and
consumers in the development and implementation of evidence-based
best practice guidelines.
Major Depression in Adults in Primary Care
A Health Care Guideline from the Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement, May 2006.
Post-Myocardial Infarction Depression
From the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality in the United States. AHRQ Evidence Report/Technology Assessment 123, May 2005.
Practice
Guideline and Resources for Treatment of Patients with Major Depressive
Disorder
A practice guideline produced by the American Psychiatric
Association.
Prodigy Guidance - Depression
PRODIGY is a source of clinical knowledge, based on the best available evidence, about the common conditions and symptoms managed in primary care. It is produced by the Sowerby Centre for Health Informatics at Newcastle in the U.K.
Transcranial magnetic stimulation for severe depression
From the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence.
NICE Guidance Number: IPG242
What
are the most effective diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for
the management of depression in specialist care?
From the Health Evidence Network (HEN) of the World Health
Organization Regional Office for Europe.
Drug and Alcohol Abuse
Click here to search PubMed for practice guidelines on the treatment of substance use disorders.
Addiction
Guidelines
Behavioral Health Recovery Management, from Fayette Companies and
Chestnut Health Systems - a United States behavioural health care
services provider.
CSAT Treatment Improvement Protocols
These are best practice guidelines for the treatment of substance
abuse from the CSAT (Center for Substance Abuse Treatment) Office
of Evaluation, Scientific Analysis, and Synthesis.
Diagnosis
and Treatment of Drug Abuse in Family Practice
An American Family Physician Monograph funded by the National
Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health, in the
United States.
Drug misuse - methadone and buprenorphine (NICE)
Methadone and buprenorphine for managing opioid dependence. A Technology Appraisal from the National Institute for Clinical Excellence in the U.K.
NICE Technology Appraisal TA114
Drug misuse - naltrexone (NICE)
Naltrexone for the management of opioid dependence. A Technology Appraisal from the National Institute for Clinical Excellence in the U.K.
NICE Technology Appraisal TA115
Drug misuse: opioid detoxification
From the Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence in the U.K.
NICE Clinical Guideline 52
Drug misuse: psychosocial interventions
From the Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence in the U.K.
NICE Clinical Guideline 51
Effective
Interventions Unit: Integrated Care Pathways Guide 6: Drug Misuse
in Acute Psychiatric Settings
From the Effective Interventions Unit, Substance Misuse Division of
the Scottish Executive.
eMedicine - Caffeine-Related Psychiatric Disorders
eMedicine - Amphetamine-Related Psychiatric Disorders
eMedicine - Cocaine-Related Psychiatric Disorders
eMedicine - Hallucinogens
eMedicine - Inhalant-Related Psychiatric Disorders
eMedicine - Injecting Drug Use
eMedicine - Nicotine Addiction
eMedicine - Opioid Abuse
eMedicine - Phencyclidine (PCP)-Related Psychiatric Disorders
eMedicine's professional content undergoes 4 levels of physician peer review plus an additional review by a PharmD prior to publication. The evidence-based content is updated regularly to provide the latest practice guidelines.
Guidelines for Recognising, Assessing and Treating Alcohol and
Cannabis Abuse in Primary Care - New Zealand Guidelines
Group
The New Zealand Guidelines Group was established by the National
Health Committee (NHC) in 1996 as an informal network of expertise
and information on guideline development and implementation. Its
purpose is to train health and disability professionals and
consumers in the development and implementation of evidence-based
best practice guidelines.
Guidelines for the Treatment of Alcohol Problems
These guidelines were prepared for the Commonwealth Department of
Health and Ageing by the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre
(NDARC), June 2003. The following additional guidelines are also
available.
Treating Alcohol Problems: Guidelines for Alcohol and Drug
Professionals
Treating Alcohol Problems: Guidelines for General
Practitioners
Treating Alcohol Problems: Guidelines for Hospital Staff
The Treatment of Alcohol Problems a Review of the
Evidence
Institute of Psychiatry at the Maudsley. Addiction Research Unit. Policy and Guidelines
The Management of Harmful Drinking and Alcohol Dependence in
Primary Care
A national clinical guideline. Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines
Network (SIGN), September 2003.
SIGN Guideline
No. 74
Models of Intervention and Care for Psychostimulant Users
Report prepared for the National Drug Strategy. Edited by Amanda
Baker, Nicole K. Lee, and Linda Jenner. 2nd. edition. Published for
Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing 2004. (National Drug
Strategy Monograph Series no. 51)
Practice Guideline and Resources for Treatment of Patients with Substance Use Disorders
Produced by the American Psychiatric Association.
Preventing Substance Use Problems Among Young People: A Compendium
of Best Practices
Prepared by: Gary Roberts, Douglas McCall, Andrea Stevens-Lavigne,
Jim Anderson, Angela Paglia, Sandy Bollenbach, Jamie Wiebe and
Louis Gliksman Coordinated by the Canadian Centre on Substance
Abuse for the Office of Canada’s Drug Strategy Health Canada,
2002.
The Prevention of Substance Use, Risk and Harm in Australia - a
review of the evidence
By Wendy Loxley and others. A report prepared by the National Drug
Research Centre and the Centre for Adolescent Health. Published for
the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing, 2004.
PRODIGY Guidance. Benzodiazepine and drug withdrawal
PRODIGY
Guidance - Opioid dependence
PRODIGY is a source of clinical knowledge, based on the best
available evidence, about the common conditions and symptoms
managed in primary care. It is produced by the Sowerby Centre for
Health Informatics at Newcastle in the U.K.
The Treatment of Alcohol Problems: A Review of the Evidence
Prepared for the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing by
the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) Fiona Shand,
Jennifer Gates, Julia Fawcett and Richard Mattick, June 2003.
Dual Diagnosis
Assessment and
Treatment of Patients with Coexisting Mental Illness and Alcohol
and Other Drug Abuse
This was first published by the United States Department of Health
and Human Services in 1994. It is number 9 of the Treatment
Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series.
Behavioral Health Recovery Management Service Planning Guidelines Co-Occurring Psychiatric and Substance Disorders
These guidelines (April 2001) were developed for the Behavioral Health Recovery Management project by Dr. Kenneth Minkoff. The project is an initiative of Fayette Companies, Peoria, IL; Chestnut Health Systems, Bloomington, IL; and the University of Chicago Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation.
Best Practices: Concurrent Mental Health and Substance Use
Disorders
Prepared by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Canada's
Drug Strategy, 2002.
COCE (Co-Occurring Center for Excellence)
COCE was launched by The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) in September 2003. COCE provides technical assistance, training, products, and resources to support the dissemination and adoption of best practices in systems and programs that serve persons with co-occurring disorders.
Comorbid Mental Disorders and Substance Use Disorders:
Epidemiology, Prevention and Treatment
Report prepared by the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre
for the National Drug Strategy. Edited by Maree Teesson, and
Heather Proudfoot. Published for the Commonwealth Department of
Health and Ageing 2003.
Comprehensive Continuous Integrated System of Care (CCISC) Psychopharmacology Practice Guidelines for Individuals with Co-occurring Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorders (COD)
Developed by Kenneth Minkoff, with assistance from Terry Schwartz, Jeff Rowe, and other members of the sychopharmacology Committee of the San Diego County CCISC Project. Based on the psychopharmacology guidelines in Minkoff (2001), Service Planning Guidelines for Co-occurring Psychiatric and Substance Disorders, Illinois Behavioral Health Recovery Management Project. Additional information about CCISC is available here.
Dual
Diagnosis Guidelines
Behavioral Health Recovery Management, from Fayette Companies and
Chestnut Health Systems - a United States behavioural health care
services provider.
Dual diagnosis in mental health inpatient and day hospital settings
Department of Health (UK,) October 2006. This guidance covers the assessment and clinical management of patients with mental illness being cared for in psychiatric inpatient or day care settings who also use or misuse alcohol and/or illicit or other drugs. It also covers organisational and management issues to help mental health services manage these patients effectively.
Expert
Paper: Dual Diagnosis of Mental Disorder and Substance
Misuse
By Dr Mary McMurran, this paper is one of a series produced by the
NHS National Programme on Forensic Mental Health Research and
Development.
The Management of People with Co-Existing Mental Health and
Substance Use Disorder: Service Delivery Guidelines
Produced by the New South Wales Health Department, May 2000. There
is also a
Discussion Paper
Mental
Health Policy Implementation Guide. Dual Diagnosis Good Practice
Guide.
Produced by the U.K. Department of Health, April 2002.
Smoking Reduction and Cessation for People with Schizophrenia - Guidelines for General Practitioners & Management Guide for General Practitioners
From the Mental Health Services in Victoria, guidelines developed
by SANE Australia and the University of Melbourne and endorsed by
the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners and the Royal
Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists.
Substance Abuse
Treatment for Persons with Co-Occurring Mental Disorders
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. Treatment Improvement
Protocol (TIP 42). Rockville, MD., Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services, 2005.
Tobacco-Free Living in Psychiatric Settings
A Best-Practices Toolkit. Promoting Wellness and Recovery. July 2007. Developed by the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD) in the United States. Provides practical tips for converting facilities to smoke-free status.
Eating Disorders
Click here to search PubMed for practice guidelines on the treatment of eating disorders.
Australian and New Zealand clinical practice guidelines for the
treatment of anorexia nervosa
From the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists,
clinical guidelines to assist practitioners in making decisions
about appropriate health care for specific clinical
circumstances.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry vol. 38 2004, pp. 659–670
Eating Disorders
(NICE)
Guidelines published by the National Institute for Clinical
Excellence (NICE), and the National Collaborating Centre for
Primary Care for the NHS in England and Wales, on core
interventions in the treatment and management of anorexia nervosa,
bulimia nervosa and related eating disorders.
NICE Clinical
Guideline CG9
Eating disorders : Guidelines, reviews, position statements,
recommendations, standards
From the Geneva Foundation for Medical Education and Research, a
page of links to resources from a number of countries, including
Australia.
Guidelines for the nutritional management of anorexia nervosa (July 2005)
Council Report CR130 of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. This report was produced by a multidisciplinary group which included specialists in eating disorders in adults and children, dietitians and experts in clinical nutrition.
Identifying and
Treating Eating Disorders
A policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics. Pediatrics
Vol. 111 No. 1 January 2003, pp. 204-211
Management of Eating Disorders
From the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality in the United States. AHRQ Evidence Report/Technology Assessment 135, April 2006.
Practice Guideline and Resources for Treatment of Patients with Eating
Disorders
From the American Psychiatric Association.
Electroconvulsive Therapy
(ECT)
Click here to search PubMed for practice guidelines on the use of ECT.
Clinical and cost-effectiveness of electroconvulsive therapy for depressive illness, schizophrenia, catatonia and mania; systematic reviews and economic modelling studies
By J. Greenhalgh, C. Knight, D. Hind, C. Beverley and S. Walters.
Health Technology Assessment 2005; Vol. 9: No. 9
The ECT Accreditation Service (ECTAS) standards for the administration of ECT
Fourth Edition edited by Joanne Cresswell, Lauren Rayner, Chloë Hood and John O’Sullivan. Fourth ed., Royal College of Psychiatrists, December 2006.
ECT - Electroconvulsive Therapy (NICE)
A Technology Appraisal from the National Institute for Clinical
Excellence(NICE) in the U.K., on the use of electroconvulsive
therapy.
NICE
Technology Appraisal TA59
Electroconvulsive
Therapy: Guidelines for Health Authorities in British
Columbia
Produced by the Mental Health Evaluation and Community Consultation
Unit, University of British Columbia, these guidelines cover
patient and family education, clinical applications of ECT by
physicians, nurses, and anesthetists, as well as suggestions for
charting, professional education, and quality assurance
programs.
Ethical Guidelines
In this section I've included links to material on the rights of
those with a mental illness. For additional material on codes
of professional ethics and bioethical literature see my public health
page. For legislation and related literature see my legislation page
Guidelines
for the Promotion of Human Rights of Persons with Mental
Disorders
Geneva : Mental Disorders Control, Division of Mental Health and
Prevention of Substance Abuse, World Health Organization, 1996.
Ethics Codes &
Practice Guidelines for Assessment, Therapy, Counseling, & Forensic Practice
This page presents links to therapy, counseling, forensic, and
related ethics (and practice) codes developed by professional
organizations.
Mental Health Bill of
Rights
A joint initiative of mental health professional organisations in
the United States to establish principles for the provision of
mental health and substance abuse treatment services.
NMHA Postion
Statement - The Rights of Persons with Mental Illness
From the National Mental Health Association in the United
States.
United Nations
General Assembly Resolution on the Protection of Persons with
Mental Illness...
The full text of the Principles for the Protection of Persons with
Mental Illness and for the Improvement of Mental Health Care,
December 1991, can be printed from this site.
Forensic Psychiatry
Community Treatment Orders
Guidelines from the Chief Psychiatrist, Mental Health Branch, Victorian Government Department
of Human Services, November 2005.
Detained: SSI
Inspection of Compulsory Mental Health Admissions
A report by Alan Watson for the Social Services Inspectorate (SSI)
which is part of the Social Care Group in the U.K. Department of
Health. London, Department of Health, 2001. As well as the complete
document there is a leaflet which highlights key messages, good
practice and ways in which services could be improved.
The Expert Paper
Series - Forensic Mental Health
A series produced by the NHS National Programme on Forensic Mental
Health Research and Development. Includes:-
Expert Paper: Antisocial Personality Disorder: Children and
Adolescents
Expert Paper: Mental Illness and Serious Harm to Others
Expert Paper: Prison Healthcare
Expert Paper: Sex Offender Research
The Scope for Preventing Antisocial Personality Disorder by
Intervening in Adolescence
National
Standards for the Provision of Social Care Services in the High
Security Hospitals
London, Department of Health, 2001.
Offender Mental Health Care Pathway
Great Britain, Department of Health, January 2005. Includes best
practice templates to guide providers and commissioners on mental
health services for those involved in the criminal justice
system.
Geriatric Psychiatry and
the Dementias
Click here to search PubMed for practice guidelines on the treatment of the dementias.
Click here to search PubMed for practice guidelines on the treatment of mental disorders in old age.
Alzheimer's - donepezil, galantamine, rivastigmine (review) and memantine
Published by the National Institute for
Clinical Excellence (NICE), and the National Collaborating Centre
for Primary Care for the NHS in England and Wales, on drugs for
Alzheimer's Disease.
NICE Technology Appraisal TA111
The American Geriatrics Society produces a range of guidelines
and position statements. Of particular interest for
mental health are:-
Genetic Testing for Late-Onset Alzheimer's
Informed Consent for Research (Dementia) Position Paper
Psychotherapeutic Medications in the Nursing Home
Mental Health and the Elderly
Assessing the Mental Health Needs of Older People
A SCIE (Social Care Institute for Excellence) practice guide. "This
Guide gives an overview of information and current practice to all
those involved in assessing the social care needs of older people
with mental health needs. It is aimed primarily at practitioners
undertaking assessments, in particular, those front-line staff who
may be the first professional in contact with an older person or
their family and friends"
Best Practice Model for the Use of Psychotropic Medication in
Residential Aged Care Facilities and Guidelines on the Management
of Challenging Behaviour in Residential Aged Care Facilities in New
South Wales.
Produced by the New South Wales Health Department August 2000.
Care of Patients with Dementia in General Practice:
Guidelines
Prepared by Charles Bridges-Webb, and Jael Wolk, in collaboration
with Dimity Pond, and Helena Britt. New South Wales Department of
Health, September 2003.
Clinical practice with anti-dementia drugs: a consensus statement from the British Association for Psychopharmacology
Journal of Psychopharmacology 20(6) (2006) 732-755.
Consensus Guidelines for Assessment and Management of Depression in
the Elderly
The Consensus Guidelines for the Assessment and Management of
Depression in the Elderly have been produced through collaboration
between the Centre for Mental Health, NSW Health Department, and
the Faculty of Psychiatry of Old Age, Royal Australia and New
Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP). Published by the NSW
Health Department, 2001.
Dementia: supporting people with dementia and their carers in health and social care
This guidance represents the view of NICE (National Institute for Clinical Excellence) and SCIE (Social Care Institute for Excellence).
NICE Clinical Guideline CG42
eMedicine - Dementia Due to HIV Disease
eMedicine - Dementia Due to Head Trauma
eMedicine - Huntington Disease Dementi
eMedicine - Parkinson Disease Dementia
eMedicine - Sleep Disorder, Geriatri
eMedicine - Vascular Dementia
eMedicine's professional content undergoes 4 levels of physician peer review plus an additional review by a PharmD prior to publication. The evidence-based content is updated regularly to provide the latest practice guidelines.
Good Practice - Mental Health In Older People
A series of guidelines and checklists from the Health and Social Care Change Agent Team (CAT) in the U.K. Their remit is to provide advice and support on a wide range of issues that affect the care of older people.
Guidance for
the Management of Behavioural and Psychiatric Symptoms in Dementia,
and Treatment of Psychosis in People with History of
Stroke/TIA
Working group for the Faculty of Old Age Psychiatry RCPsych, RCGP, BGS, and Alzheimer’s Society: 22 April 2006
Guideline for the prevention of falls in older persons.
As falls in older people are such an issue I've included this
guideline. It is a joint production of the American
Geriatrics Society, the British Geriatrics Society, and the
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, and was published in the
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society in May 2001.
Guidelines for the Support and Management of People with Dementia -
New Zealand Guidelines Group
The New Zealand Guidelines Group was established by the National
Health Committee (NHC) in 1996 as an informal network of expertise
and information on guideline development and implementation. Its
purpose is to train health and disability professionals and
consumers in the development and implementation of evidence-based
best practice guidelines.
The
Interface Between the NHS and the Independent Sector in the Care of
Older People with Mental Illness
From the Royal College of Psychiatrists, Occasional Paper OP45,
1999 contains specific recommendations on how the care for these
people can be improved.
Interventions
in the Management of Behavioural and Psychological Aspects of
Dementia
From the Scottish
Intercollegiate Guidelines Network
SIGN
Publication Number 22
Practice guide on assessing the mental health needs of older
people
From the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) In the U.K.,
this Guide gives an overview of information and current practice to
all those involved in assessing the social care needs of older
people with mental health needs.
Practice
Guideline and Resources for Treatment of Patients with Alzheimer's Disease
and Other Dementias
A practice guideline of the American Psychiatric Association.
The
Primary Care Management of Dementia
These guidelines are produced by the Centre for Health Services
research, and Department of Primary Care, University of Newcastle
Upon Tyne, and mounted on the National Electronic Library for
Health (NeLH) site in the U.K.
Safe to Wander?
Principles and guidance on good practice in caring for residents with dementia and related disorders where consideration is being given to the use of wandering
technologies in care homes and hospitals. Mental Welfare
Commission for Scotland, 2005.
Services for Younger People with Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias (March 2006)
Council Report CR135 of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. Co-published with the Alzheimer’s Society. (Replaces CR77: Services for younger people with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.)
What
is the effectiveness of old-age mental health services?
From the Health Evidence Network (HEN) of the World Health
Organization Regional Office for Europe.
Personality
Disorders
eMedicine - Personality Disorders
eMedicine's professional content undergoes 4 levels of physician peer review plus an additional review by a PharmD prior to publication. The evidence-based content is updated regularly to provide the latest practice guidelines.
Expert Paper: Neurobiological Approaches to Disorders of
Personality
By Dr Malread Dolan, this paper is one of a series produced by the
NHS National Programme on Forensic Mental Health Research and
Development.
Expert Paper: Personality Disorders
By Dr Mary McMurran, this paper is one of a series produced by the
NHS National Programme on Forensic Mental Health Research and
Development.
Practice Guideline and Resources for Treatment of Patients with Borderline
Personality Disorder
A practice guideline of the American Psychiatric Association.
Psychological therapies including dialectical behaviour therapy for borderline personality disorder: a systematic review and preliminary economic evaluation
Health Technology Assessment 2006; Vol 10: number 35
Post-Traumatic Stress
Disorder, and Disasters
Click here to search PubMed for practice guidelines on the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder, and management of disaster victims.
Australian Guidelines for the Treatment of Adults with Acute Stress Disorder and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
From the Australian Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health.
eMedicine - Acute Treatment of Disaster Survivors
eMedicine's professional content undergoes 4 levels of physician peer review plus an additional review by a PharmD prior to publication. The evidence-based content is updated regularly to provide the latest practice guidelines.
Mental
Health and Mass Violence: Evidence-Based Early Psychological
Intervention for Victims/Survivors of Mass Violence. A Workshop to
Reach Consensus on Best Practices
National Institute of Mental Health (2002). The report was
developed by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) at the
National Institutes of Health in the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services, the U.S. Departments of Defense,
Justice, and Veterans Affairs, and the American Red
Cross.
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (NICE)
Anxiety: Management of post-traumatic stress disorder in adults in primary, secondary and community care. Guidelines published by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence in the U.K.
NICE Clinical Guideline CG26
Practice Guideline and Resources for Treatment of Patients with Acute Stress
Disorder and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Published by the American Psychiatric Association.
Primary Care - Mental Health
Better Practices in Collaborative Mental Health Care: An Analysis of the Evidence Base
A report for the Canadian Collaborative Mental Health Initiative, by
Marilyn A Craven, and Roger Bland.
Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, May 2006, Vol 51, Supplement 1
Psychiatric Disorders
Associated with Pregnancy and Childbirth
Antenatal and postnatal mental health
Guidelines published by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence in the U.K.
NICE Clinical Guideline CG45
Reproductive Mental Health Guidelines from the British Columbia Perinatal Health
Program
Perinatal Depression: Prevalence, Screening Accuracy, and Screening Outcomes
From the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality in the United States. AHRQ Evidence Report/Technology Assessment 119, February 2005.
The
Perinatal Period: Early Interventions for Mental Health
Kowalenko, Nick, Barnett, Bryanne, Fowler, Cathrine & Matthey,
Stephen. The perinatal period: Early interventions for mental
health. Adelaide:Australian Early Intervention Network for Mental
Health in Young People, 2000. (Clinical approaches to early
intervention in child and adolescent mental health, vol. 4)
Postnatal Depression and Puerperal Psychosis
A national clinical guideline. Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines
Network (SIGN), June 2002.
SIGN
Publication No. 60
Psychiatric Nursing
Click here to search PubMed for practice guidelines for psychiatric nursing.
Best practice competencies and capabilities for pre-registration mental health nurses in England: The Chief Nursing Officer's review of mental health nursing
Department of Health (UK), April 2006. This document identifies the competencies and capabilities, including knowledge and performance criteria, essential for mental health nurses at the point of registration.
Clinical
Supervision in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing
The North Queensland Sub-Branch of the Australian and New Zealand
College of Mental Health Nurses framework for standards and
delivery of clinical supervision in psychiatric mental health
nursing in North Queensland.
Engaging
People: Observation of People with Acute Mental Health Problems: A
Good Practice Statement.
NHS, Scotland, 2002. “Engaging People” is a revision of the CRAG
(Clinical Resource and Audit Group) document “Nursing Observation
of Acutely Ill Psychiatric Patients in Hospital” (1995) and is
relevant to all who provide or receive acute psychiatric care.
Guidelines
for Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Nursing
Covering issues such as consent, communication and team-working,
this provides ethical, legal and professional guidance for all
mental health and learning disabilities nurses. First published in
April 1998.
International
Society of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses. Position
Statements.
Position statements on a number of issues of relevance to
psychiatric nursing practice.
Recruitment and Retention of Mental Health Nurses: Good Practice Guide
From the Department of Health in the U.K., April 2006.
Schizophrenia
and Other Psychotic Disorders
Click here to search PubMed for practice guidelines on the treatment of schizophrenia.
Canadian
Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of
Schizophrenia
From the Canadian Psychiatric Association.
Consensus Statement on High-Dose Antipsychotic Medication (May 2006)
Council Report CR138 of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. This report addresses the use of high-dose antipsychotic medication only in adult mental health services, and not other psychiatric services such as child and adolescent, elderly, and learning difficulties.
Early
Psychosis: A Care Guide
Produced in April 2002, by the Mental Health Evaluation and
Community Consultation Unit, University of British Columbia, this
publication is intended as a guide to optimal practice in
assessing and treating early psychosis. The Guide is the final
resource produced as a result of the Early Psychosis Initiative
(1999 – 2001) jointly sponsored by The Ministry of Health Services
and The Ministry of Children and Development of British
Columbia.
Early Psychosis: A Review of the Treatment Literature
A Research Report Prepared for the British Columbia Ministry of Children and Family Development, August 2004, by Tom Ehmann, Jodi Yager, and Laura Hanson.
eMedicine - Brief Psychotic Disorder
eMedicine - Schizophrenia and Other Psychoses
eMedicine's professional content undergoes 4 levels of physician peer review plus an additional review by a PharmD prior to publication. The evidence-based content is updated regularly to provide the latest practice guidelines.
Evaluating Antipsychotic Medications: Predictors of Clinical
Effectiveness
Canadian Journal of Psychiatry April 2003, 44(3), Suppl.
1
Practice Guideline and Resources for Treatment of Patients with
Schizophrenia
A practice guideline approved by the American Psychiatric
Association..
PRODIGY
Guidance - Schizophrenia
PRODIGY is a source of clinical knowledge, based on the best
available evidence, about the common conditions and symptoms
managed in primary care. It is produced by the Sowerby Centre for
Health Informatics at Newcastle in the U.K.
Psychosocial Interventions in the Management of
Schizophrenia
A national clinical guideline. Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines
Network (SIGN), October 1998.
SIGN
Publication No. 30
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists clinical
practice guidelines for the treatment of schizophrenia and related
disorders
From the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists,
clinical guidelines to assist practitioners in making decisions
about appropriate health care for specific clinical
circumstances.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry vol. 39 2005, pp. 1-30
Schizophrenia (NICE)
Schizophrenia: core interventions in the treatment and management of schizophrenia in primary and secondary care. Guidelines published by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence in the U.K.
NICE Clinical Guideline CG1
Schizophrenia - atypical antipsychotics
The clinical effectiveness and cost effectiveness of newer atypical antipsychotic drugs for schizophrenia. A Technology Appraisal from the National Institute for Clinical Excellence in the U.K.
NICE Technology Appraisal TA43
A systematic review of atypical antipsychotic drugs in schizophrenia
By A-M Bagnall, L Jones, L Ginnelly, R Lewis, J Glanville, S Gilbody, L Davies, D Torgerson, and J Kleijnen.
Health Technology Assessment 2003; Vol. 7: No. 13
Suicide and Self-Injurious
Behaviour
Click here to search PubMed for practice guidelines on the management of people at risk of suicide or self harm.
Assessment and Management of People at Risk of Suicide (New Zealand
Guidelines Group)
The New Zealand Guidelines Group was established by the National
Health Committee (NHC) in 1996 as an informal network of expertise
and information on guideline development and implementation. Its
purpose is to train health and disability professionals and
consumers in the development and implementation of evidence-based
best practice guidelines.
Australian and New Zealand clinical practice guidelines for the
treatment of adult deliberate self harm
From the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists,
clinical guidelines to assist practitioners in making decisions
about appropriate health care for specific clinical
circumstances.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry vol. 38 2004, pp. 868-884
Better Services for People Who Self-Harm
Resources from the Royal College of Psychiatrists, including a manual of standards.
Detection and Management of Young People at Risk of Suicide - New
Zealand Guidelines Group
The New Zealand Guidelines Group was established by the National
Health Committee (NHC) in 1996 as an informal network of expertise
and information on guideline development and implementation. Its
purpose is to train health and disability professionals and
consumers in the development and implementation of evidence-based
best practice guidelines.
Effectiveness of Interventions to Prevent Suicide and Suicidal Behaviour: A Systematic Review: Annotated Bibliography
By Maria Leitner, Wally Barr, and Lindsay Hobby. Scottish Government Social Research, January 2008. The project provides a comprehensive overview of the effectiveness of interventions to prevent suicide, suicidal behaviour and ideation, in both key risk groups and the general population.
Evaluation
and Treatment of Patients with Suicidal Ideation
This is an article from American Family Physician, March 15, 1999
and is intended to assist general practitioners in recognising and
dealing with suicidal patients.
For
which strategies of suicide prevention is there evidence of
effectiveness?
From the Health Evidence Network (HEN) of the World Health
Organization Regional Office for Europe.
Guidelines for the Management of Deliberate Self Harm in Young
People
Produced by the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine, May
2000.
Practice Guideline and Resources for Assessment and Treatment of Patients
with Suicidal Behaviors
Practice guideline approved by the American Psychiatric
Association.
Prevention, Recognition and Management of Young People at Risk of
Suicide: Development of Guidelines for Schools.
By Annette Beautrais, Carolyn Coggan, David Fergusson, and Lewis
Rivers. New Zealand Ministry of Education and National Advisory
Committee on Health and Disability.
RMF Suicide Guidelines: Risk Management Foundation
From the Risk Management Foundation, Harvard University.
Self-harm (NICE)
Self-harm: The short-term physical and psychological management and secondary prevention of self-harm in primary and secondary care. Guidelines published by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence in the U.K.
NICE Clinical Guideline CG16
Young People at Risk of Suicide: A Guide for Schools
New Zealand Ministry of Health and National Education
Committee, March 1998.
Violence
Click here to search PubMed for practice guidelines on the management of violent or aggressive behaviour.
Assaultive and Destructive Behaviour in a Treatment Setting:
Guidelines for the Psychiatrist
A Position Paper of the Canadian Psychiatric Association.
eMedicine - Aggression
eMedicine's professional content undergoes 4 levels of physician peer review plus an additional review by a PharmD prior to publication. The evidence-based content is updated regularly to provide the latest practice guidelines.
Family Violence Intervention Guidelines: Child and Partner
Abuse
New Zealand Ministry of Health, November 2002.
Good
Medical Practice in the Psychiatric Care of Potentially Violent
Patients in the Community (August 2000)
Council Report CR80 of the Royal College of
Psychiatrists.
Preventing Violence and Related Health-Risking Social Behaviors in Adolescents
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD.
AHRQ Evidence Report 107, October 2004
Safety for Psychiatrists (January 2006)
Council Report CR134 of the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
Violence
: Guidelines, reviews, position statements, recommendations,
standards
From the Geneva Foundation for Medical Education and Research, a
page of links to resources on child abuse, domestic violence,
sexual abuse, sexual harassment, and violence.
Violence
Prediction and Risk Analysis
From the Pacific Institute for the Study of Conflict and
Aggression, a table of tests and measures used for the prediction
of violence.
Violence
Risk Prediction
Dolan M, and Doyle M.
Violence risk prediction: Clinical and actuarial measures and the
role of the Psychopathy Checklist.
British Journal of Psychiatry 2000, 177:
303-311
Violence (NICE)
Violence: The short-term management of disturbed/violent behaviour in in-patient psychiatric settings and emergency departments. Guidelines published by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence in the U.K.
NICE Clinical Guideline CG25
What
evidence exists about the safety of physical restraint when used by
law enforcement and medical staff to control individuals with acute
behavioural disturbance?
By Peter Day. New Zealand Health Technology Assessment (NZHTA).
(NZHTA Brief Series, September 2002, Volume 1, Number.3)
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