National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health (Great Britain)
Author
Publisher
British Psychological Society and the Royal College of Psychiatrists
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
Updated ed.
Description
Depression affects six per cent of adults each year & is the leading cause of suicide. Its symptoms can be disabling & its effects pervasive, impacting on the individual patient, on their families, & the wider society. This text enables healthcare professionals to recognize, assess & offer effective treatments for depression.
Author
Publisher
The British Psychological Society and The Royal College of Psychiatrists
Pub. Date
[2012]
Description
While some people are diagnosed in childhood, a large proportion of adults with autism find obtaining a diagnosis in adulthood difficult or impossible. This guideline aims to address these widespread problems and increase the uptake of interventions by adults with autism to enable them to live more independent lives.
Publisher
British Psychological Society
Pub. Date
c2010
Edition
Updated ed.
Description
This volume sets out clear recommendations for healthcare staff (based on the best available evidence) on how to diagnose and manage young people and adults who have schizophrenia, in order to significantly improve their treatment and care.
Publisher
British Psychological Society
Pub. Date
c2011
Description
This text sets out clear recommendations for healthcare staff (based on the best available evidence) on how to assess and manage adults and young people (aged 14+) who have both psychosis and a substance misuse problem, in order to integrate treatment for both conditions and thus improve their care.