Mental health guidelines

This webpage covers all NICE’s guidelines on mental health. The table presents the guidelines alphabetically. Updates planned or in progress are listed for each guideline, and there are links to the individual update pages for more information.

Guidelines

Common mental health conditions

Guideline	Updates planned and in progress
Depression in adults with a chronic physical health problem: Recognition and management	-
Depression in adults: treatment and management	-
Depression in children and young people: identification and management	-
Generalised anxiety disorder and panic disorder in adults: management	-
Obsessive-compulsive disorder and body dysmorphic disorder: treatment	- Update in progess
Post-traumatic stress disorder	-
Social anxiety disorder: recognition, assessment and treatment	-

Severe mental health conditions

Guideline	Updates planned and in progress
Bipolar disorder: assessment and management	-
Coexisting severe mental illness (psychosis) and substance misuse: assessment and management in healthcare settings	-
Coexisting severe mental illness and substance misuse: community health and social care services	-
Psychosis and schizophrenia in adults: prevention and management	-
Psychosis and schizophrenia in children and young people - recognition and management	-
Rehabilitation for adults with complex psychosis	-

Personality and conduct disorders

Guideline	Updates planned and in progress
Antisocial behaviour and conduct disorders in children and young people: recognition and management	-
Antisocial personality disorder: prevention and management	-
Borderline personality disorder: recognition and management	-

Eating disorders

Guideline	Updates planned and in progress
Eating disorders: recognition and treatment	-

Criminal justice

Guideline	Updates planned and in progress
Mental health of adults in contact with the criminal justice system	-

Self-harm & suicide prevention

Guideline	Updates planned and in progress
Preventing suicide in community and custodial settings	-
Self-harm: assessment, management and preventing recurrence	-

Harmful sexual behaviour

Guideline	Updates planned and in progress
Harmful sexual behaviour among children and young people	-

Aggressive behaviour

Guideline	Updates planned and in progress
Violence and aggression: short term management in mental health, health and community settings	- Update in progress

Wellbeing

Guideline	Updates planned and in progress
Mental wellbeing at work	-
Mental wellbeing in over 65s: occupational therapy and physical activity interventions- Occupational therapy interventions	-
Social and emotional wellbeing: early years	-
Social and emotional wellbeing in primary and secondary education	-

Maternal mental health

Guideline	Updates planned and in progress
Antenatal and postnatal mental health: clinical management and service guidance	-

Learning disabilities

Guideline	Updates planned and in progress
Mental health problems in people with learning disabilities: prevention, assessment and management	-

Methods

Guideline recommendations are developed using the methods and processes in developing NICE guidelines: the manual and the interim principles for methods and processes for supporting digital living guideline recommendations.

If you have new information, intelligence or evidence relevant to any of the key topic areas listed above, please contact prioritisation@nice.org.uk.