BIGG

Resultados: 4

Perinatal mental health conditions: a national clinical guideline

It is well recognised that perinatal mood disorders are common conditions affecting pregnancy and the postnatal period, and are associated with significant maternal, fetal and infant morbidity and mortality.1 Inequality in maternal morbidity and mortality is recognised across a number of socioeconomic in...

Management of physical health conditions in adults with severe mental disorders

Preventable physical health conditions lead to premature mortality in people with severe mental disorders, reducing their life span by 10-20 years. The majority of these premature deaths are due to physical health conditions. The physical health of people with severe mental disorders is commonly overlook...

Update of the Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) guidelines for mental, neurological and substance use disorders

In 2015 WHO updated the mhGAP guidelines, first issued in 2009, for the management of mental, neurological and substance use (MNS) disorders. In order to reduce the gap and to enhance the capacity of Member States to respond to the growing challenge, the World Health Organization (WHO) developed the Ment...

Common mental health problems: identification and pathways to care

This guideline covers care for people aged 18 and over with common mental health problems, with a focus on primary care. It aims to improve access to services for adults and how mental health problems are identified and assessed, and makes recommendations on local care pathways. Management of specific me...