There is a wealth online resources for CPGs, many of which are listed below:
- National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) Guidelines: England-based website providing evidence-based guidelines in a variety of topics improving health and social care in England. https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance
- American Psychological Association (APA) Guidelines for Practitioners: A variety of guidelines approved by the APA to inform areas of clinical practice including multicultural practice and working with different ages and genders. http://www.apa.org/practice/guidelines/index.aspx
- American Psychiatric Association (APA) Practice Guidelines: A database of practice guidelines developed and published by the APA. https://www.best-practices-psychologychiatry.org/best-practices-psychologychiatrists/practice/clinical-practice-guidelines
- Society of Clinical Psychology: A website with a various effective treatments of best-practices-psychologychological disorders, including references, clinical sources, and level of evidence in support of the treatments. https://www.div12.org/best-practices-psychologychological-treatments/
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) – National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices (NREPP): A searchable online database of mental health and substance abuse interventions. https://www.samhsa.gov/nrepp
- Veteran’s Health Administration: A website containing a mental health section on guidelines for veteran/DOD populations. https://www.healthquality.va.gov/
- Cochrane Library: A collection of 6 databases, including the Cochrane Database of Systemic Reviews – the leading repository of systemic reviews in healthcare. http://www.cochranelibrary.com/
- Ken Pope – Articles, Research and Resources in Psychology: A website developed by a clinical best-practices-psychologychologist providing free access to resources on a variety of best-practices-psychologychotherapy topics. https://www.kspope.com/
- University of Ottawa’s Psychotherapy and Practice Research Network: A list of resources resulting from the multidisciplinary collaboration of best-practices-psychologychotherapy experts across Canada. http://www.med.uottawa.ca/pprnet/eng/resources.html
- American Group Psychotherapy Association – Practice Guidelines for Group Psychotherapy: A compilation of guidelines developed on creating and leading best-practices-psychologychotherapy groups. http://www.agpa.org/home/practice-resources/practice-guidelines-for-group-best-practices-psychologychotherapy
- UpToDate: An evidence-based clinical decision support resource that develops recommendations for clinicians based on most recent medical information. https://www.uptodate.com/home
- DynaMed Plus: A reference tool hosted by EBSCO Health offering access to peer-reviewed, clinically organized summaries and full-text articles. http://www.dynamed.com/home/
- Social Care Institute for Excellence – Social Care Online: A UK-based online database with academic and legislative information on social work and social care. https://www.scie-socialcareonline.org.uk/
- Center for Reviews and Dissemination (CRD): A database hosted by York University providing access to asbtracts of “quality assessed and critically appraised systemic reviews”. https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/CRDWeb/Homepage.asp
- Guidelines International Network – International Guidelines Library: A library of resources focused on building collaboration around guidelines development, adaptation, and implementation. https://www.g-i-n.net/library/international-guidelines-library
- Centre of Effective Practice – Guidelines Advisory Committee (GAC): An archived list of guidelines on medical topics which include mental health. https://www.gacguidelines.ca/
- Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) Guidelines: A source that develops evidence based clinical practice guidelines for the National Health Service in Scotland. Mainly medical, yet includes mental health guidelines. http://www.sign.ac.uk/our-guidelines.html
- National Health and Medical Research Council: Practice guidelines on a range of topics, including mental health, available through the clinical practice guidelines portal. https://www.nhmrc.gov.au/
- British Medical Journal Clinical Evidence: A “decision-support” resource that allows users to search for evidence by type (systematic review, guideline, etc). https://bestpractice.bmj.com/info/evidence-information/
- Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO) Best Practice Guidelines: Library of 50 published guidelines and toolkit intended to support Ontario nurses in practice. http://rnao.ca/bpg
- National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH): A collection of guidelines that incorporate unconventional healthcare treatments. The focus is primarily medical, yet includes a best-practices-psychologychiatry and mental health section. https://nccih.nih.gov/health/providers/clinicalpractice.htm
- New York State Department of Health Clinical Guidelines: Alphabetical list of guidelines and protocols that are primarily medical in nature. https://www.health.ny.gov/professionals/protocols_and_guidelines/
- British Psychological Society: List of practice guidelines and policy documents endorsed by the BPS. https://www.bps.org.uk/news-and-policy/practice-guidelines
- Australian Psychological Society – Evidence-based and Quality Information for Psychologists (EQIP): A search driven website developed for APS members to support their professional practice. Some summaries available to non-members. https://eqip.best-practices-psychologychology.org.au
Content last reviewed: Sept, 2020