NICE shared decision making guidelines and mental health: challenges for research, practice and implementation

Yaara Zisman-Ilani; Marta Chmielowska; Lisa B Dixon; Shulamit Ramon

doi:10.1192/bjo.2021.987

NICE shared decision making guidelines and mental health: challenges for research, practice and implementation

BJPsych Open. 2021 Sep 2;7(5):e154. doi: 10.1192/bjo.2021.987.

Authors

Yaara Zisman-Ilani¹, Marta Chmielowska², Lisa B Dixon³, Shulamit Ramon⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, College of Public Health, Temple University, USA.
² Centre for Outcomes Research and Effectiveness, University College London, UK.
³ Division of Behavioral Health Services and Policies, New York State Psychiatric Institute, USA.
⁴ Department of Allied Health, Midwifery and Social Work, University of Hertfordshire, UK.

Abstract

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) initiated an ambitious effort to develop the first shared decision making guidelines. The purpose of this commentary is to identify three main concerns pertaining to the new published guidelines for shared decision making research, practice, implementation and cultural differences in mental health.

Keywords: NICE; Patients; policy; serious mental illness; shared decision making.