SIGN guidance on non-pharmaceutical management of depression
Originally added on Thu, 28/01/2010 - 05:37Last updated on Sat, 30/01/2010 - 07:23
NICE guidance on promoting mental wellbeing at work
Originally added on Thu, 17/12/2009 - 05:27Last updated on Sun, 20/12/2009 - 08:08
Updated NICE guidelines on treating depression
Originally added on Thu, 05/11/2009 - 05:36Last updated on Tue, 10/11/2009 - 06:04
NICE - the UK National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence - recently published guidance on "Depression in adults (update)" and on "Depression with a chronic physical health problem". The "Depression in adults (update)" replaces guidance originally published in 2004 and amended in 2007. The 28 page Quick reference guide provides a helpful overview. Interestingly NICE here use the DSM-IV diagnostic criteria for depression rather than the ICD-10 criteria (used in their earlier publications). A four step approach is charted - each step is described both by who the intervention is for (e.g.
Recent research: NICE guidance on social and emotional wellbeing in secondary education
Originally added on Thu, 01/10/2009 - 04:19Last updated on Mon, 19/10/2009 - 06:03
NICE is the UK National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence - "the independent organisation responsible for providing national guidance on the promotion of good health and the prevention and treatment of ill health." Although their guidance applies particularly to England and Wales, the opinions they come up with are very carefully weighed and can be of use to health (and education) professionals wherever they work.
Recent research: NICE guidance on recognition of child maltreatment & report of the Task Force on neck pain
Originally added on Thu, 03/09/2009 - 04:57Last updated on Thu, 08/10/2009 - 15:18
Here are a disparate pair of subjects for a research update. One is the recent NICE guideline on " ...
NICE guidelines – early management of persistent non-specific low back pain
Originally added on Sun, 12/07/2009 - 05:56Last updated on Mon, 27/07/2009 - 11:20
I'm a bit slow on reporting this, but at the end of May the UK's National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) published a guideline on "Early management of persistent non-specific low back pain". I've blogged before about NICE. They publish very widely with, for example, 82 guidelines on musculoskeletal disorders generally. They have also recently launched NHS evidence which aims " ... to provide easy access to a comprehensive evidence base for everyone in health and social care who takes decisions about treatments or the use of resources - including clinicians, public health professionals, commissioners and service managers - thus improving health and patient care. It will build on NICE's significant international reputation for developing high quality evidence-based guidance.
NICE guidelines: borderline personality disorder
Originally added on Sat, 31/01/2009 - 07:05Last updated on Sun, 01/02/2009 - 15:04
NICE guidelines: January guidance including antisocial personality disorder
Originally added on Thu, 29/01/2009 - 05:53Last updated on Sat, 31/01/2009 - 07:16
Yesterday NICE - the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence in England & Wales - published guidance on a diverse range of fifteen clinical, technology, interventional and public health subjects. Their clinical guidance on Medicines Adherence interested me, as too did their public health guidance on Promoting Physical Activity for Children and Young People. The subject of this post is the clinical guidance on Antisocial Personality Disorder and in my next post, I'll talk about their guidance on Borderline Personality Disorder. As Dr Tim Kendall, Joint Director, National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health, states: "Approximately 2 million people in the UK have personality disorders, with antisocial and borderline disorders being the most common.
NICE guidelines: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children, young people & adults
Originally added on Thu, 23/10/2008 - 08:19Last updated on Thu, 23/10/2008 - 08:29
Last month, NICE - the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence in England & Wales - issued a guideline on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). In the associated press release they commented "ADHD is a common behavioural disorder in children and young people estimated to affect up to 3% of school-age children and young people in the UK, and about 2% of adults worldwide. It usually starts in early childhood and some people will continue to have ADHD as adults. Severe ADHD is sometimes known as ‘hyperkinetic disorder'. The symptoms of ADHD include: being inattentive (unable to concentrate for very long or finish a task); hyperactivity (fidgety and unable to sit still); and impulsive (speaking without thinking about the consequences). It is an extremely distressing disorder, affecting the person as well as their families and carers."
Draft SIGN non-pharmacological depression treatments guideline, 9th post: self help, guided, and complementary therapies
Originally added on Sat, 27/09/2008 - 14:28Last updated on Sun, 28/09/2008 - 15:33
The fourth and final session of the "Non-pharmacological management of depression" SIGN seminar was entitled "Self help, guided and alternative/complementary therapies".<
