National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health
The National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health is led jointly at the British Psychological Society and the Royal College of Psychiatrists .The Management Board involves the following partners:
- British Psychological Society
- Centre for Evidence Based Mental Health
- Centre for the Economics of Mental Health
- College of Occupational Therapists
- Institute of Psychiatry
- Manic Depression Fellowship
- MIND
- National Institute of Social Work
- Rethink Severe Mental Illness
- Royal College of General Practitioners
- Royal College of Nursing
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
- Royal Pharmaceutical Society
Contacts:
| Catherine Pettinari | |
| Senior Project Manager | |
| NCC for Mental Health | |
| Royal College of Psychiatrists' Research Unit | |
| 4th Floor, 21 Mansell Street | |
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London E1 8AA Email: cpettinari@cru.rcpsych.ac.uk |
NICE contacts:
| Executive Lead: | Peter Littlejohns |
| Commissioning Manager: | Saral Willett |
| Co-ordinator: | Bobbie Lloyd |
| Communications Manager: | Lucy Betterton |
The clinical guideline and audit topics currently being considered by this Centre are:
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Depression
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Self harm
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Depression in children and young people
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Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
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Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
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Bipolar disorder
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Dementia
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Antenatal and postnatal mental health (APMH)
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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
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Drug misuse - opioid detoxification
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Drug misuse - psychosocial interventions
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Schizophrenia (update)
