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Practice Guidelines
Evidence Based Practice involves using the most current and most rigorous research to guide clinical practice. As research becomes available that adheres to the most exacting methodology, organizations are able to generate practice guidelines and protocols for specific disorders. In mental health, this has included some but not all of the DSM IV disorders. The three sites below offer free access to these guidelines.
National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC)
The NGC is a comprehensive database of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines and related documents. The NGC mission is to provide physicians, nurses, and other health professionals, health care providers, health plans, integrated delivery systems, purchasers and others an accessible mechanism for obtaining objective, detailed information on clinical practice guidelines and to further their dissemination, implementation and use.
Health Services Technology/Assessment Texts (HSTAT)
The Health Services Technology/Assessment Texts (HSTAT) is a free, Web-based resource of full-text documents that provide health information and support health care decision making. HSTAT's audience includes health care providers, health service researchers, policy makers, payers, consumers and the information professionals who serve these groups.
Centre for Evidence Based Mental Health (CEBMH)
The CEBMH contributes to the UK's National Electronic Library for Health. The library contains "the best available evidence to support people who are making mental health care related decisions. At present this includes NICE guidelines and technology appraisals, Cochrane systematic reviews, and a range of best practice articles (including Clinical Evidence chapters and WHO guidelines for mental health in primary care)."
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