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