Mental Health

Websites:  

ACEs Aware - Trauma-Informed care

ASIST – Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training

CCI - Self Help Resources for Mental Health Problems

CCI - Self Help Resources for Mental Health Problems (Disordered eating section)

Equally Well UK charity

Guts UK Poo-Torial

Mental Health UK charity

Mind - Mental health charity

Mind guide to sectioning

Nutrition and Diet Resources UK (NDR-UK)

Guidelines and Key Documents: 

Dietitians Australia Mental Health Evidence Brief 2024

Dietitians Australia Nutrition Consequences of Psychotropic Medications

Equally well UK. Healthy Weight Management in People with a Severe Mental Illness literature review

NHS England - Improving the physical health of people living with severe mental illness

RC PSYCH Lester tool (positive cardiometabolic health resource)

Severe mental illness and physical health inequalities briefing – Gov.UK

Department of Health Mental Health Strategy – Northern Ireland

RC PSYCH Weight management and mental health – framework for action in Wales

NICE guidance for bipolar disorder

NICE guidance for psychosis and schizophrenia in adults

NICE guidelines for cardiovascular disease

NICE guidelines for IBS

NICE guidelines for ONS, enteral tube feeding and parenteral nutrition (adults)

NICE guidelines for obesity

NICE guidelines for Type 2 diabetes

NHS England guidance – staying safe from suicide

Journal Articles:

Teasdale, S.B., Samaras, K., Wade, T., Jarman, R. and Ward, P.B. (2017). A review of the nutritional challenges experienced by people living with severe mental illness: a role for dietitians in addressing physical health gaps. Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, 30(5), pp.545–553. doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/jhn.12473.

Teasdale, S.B., Ward, P.B., Rosenbaum, S., Samaras, K. and Stubbs, B. (2017). Solving a weighty problem: Systematic review and meta-analysis of nutrition interventions in severe mental illness. British Journal of Psychiatry, 210(2), pp.110–118. doi:https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.115.177139.

Chew-Graham et al. (2021). Still ‘being bothered about Billy’: managing the physical health of people with severe mental illness. BJGP 71: 373-376  

Rowell A, Long C, Chance L, Dolley O. (2012) Identification of nutritional risk by nursing staff in secure psychiatric settings: reliability and validity of St Andrew's Nutrition Screening Instrument. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 19(8), pp.722–728. 

The Lancet Psychiatry Commission: a blueprint for protecting physical health in people with mental illness. Lancet Psychiatry. 2019 Aug;6(8):675-712. doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(19)30132-4. Epub 2019 Jul 16.  

Relevant Mental Health Sub Groups:

For more specific information and resouces for children, young people and forensic settings please see the relevant specialist sub groups below.

CAMHS Specialist Sub Group

Forensics Specialist Sub Group