Eating Disorders: Core Interventions in the Treatment and Management of Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa and Related Eating Disorders (NICE Guidelines) - Softcover

This evidence-based clinical guideline endorsed by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) presents guidance on physical, psychological and service-level interventions for eating disorders. An essential resource for all professionals involved in the management of eating disorders, this book is a milestone in the development of truly independent and transparent clinical guidance and an essential tool in improving the quality of mental health care in the UK.

NICE Mental Health Guidelines

These guidelines from NICE set out clear recommendations, based on the best available evidence, for health care professionals on how to work with and implement physical, psychological and service-level interventions for people with various mental health conditions.

The book contains the full guidelines that cannot be obtained in print anywhere else. It brings together all of the evidence that led to the recommendations made, detailed explanations of the methodology behind their preparation, plus an overview of the condition covering detection, diagnosis and assessment, and the full range of treatment and care approaches.

The accompanying free CD-ROM contains all the data used as evidence, including:

• Included and excluded studies.
• Profile tables that summarise both the quality of the evidence and the results of the evidence synthesis.
• All meta-analytical data, presented as forest plots.
• Detailed information about how to use and interpret forest plots.

The National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health (NCCMH) wasestablished in 2001 by the UK-based National Institute for Health and ClinicalExcellence (NICE) to develop guidance on the appropriate treatment and care ofpeople with mental health problems and then write the clinical guidelines. TheNCCMH is a partnership between the Royal College of Psychiatrists and theBritish Psychological Society.