Mental Health Practice Guidelines

"The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) was set up in 1999 to reduce variation in the availability and quality of NHS (National Health Service) treatments and care...

Our evidence-based guidance and other products help resolve uncertainty about which medicines, treatments, procedures and devices represent the best quality care and which offer the best value for money for the NHS."

A list of Guidelines for Mental Health and Behavioural Conditions can be found here.

"The American Psychiatric Association (APA), founded in 1844, is the world's largest psychiatric organization.  It is a medical specialty society representing more than 36,000 psychiatric physicians from the United States and around the world. Its member physicians work together to ensure humane care and effective treatment for all persons with mental disorders, including intellectual developmental disorders and substance use disorders."

APA Practice Guidelines are published on PsychiatryOnline, available here.

For more information, access to the APA website can be found here.

"WHO is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries and monitoring and assessing health trends."

WHO Publications available for free download can be found here.

"The AACAP... established in 1953... a membership based organization, composed of over 7,500 child and adolescent psychiatrists and other interested physicians. Its members actively research, evaluate, diagnose, and treat psychiatric disorders and pride themselves on giving direction to and responding quickly to new developments in addressing the health care needs of children and their families."

AACAP Practice Parameters is linked here.