Common Mental Health Disorders


 

 

Summary

[Published May 2011, expected review date TBC]

    Guideline summary:

      This 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. Common mental health disorders include depression, generalised anxiety disorder, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder and social anxiety disorder.

How to cite NICE mental health guidelines developed by the NCCMH