Reports and research

Access our independent systematic reviews, evaluations of mental health services/interventions, and reports that we have developed with other organisations.

View or download the published documents below, and find out more about the evaluations that we are working on.

Our reports contain recommendations and practical help for mental health services by describing the culture and initiatives of services that lead by example in how they work and what they do.

Ongoing research projects

Researchers at the NCCMH are conducting focus groups to explore enablers and barriers to good practice for people given the diagnosis of ‘personality disorder’.

Find out more and apply to join the focus group.

Researchers at the NCCMH are seeking people who work with individuals given a diagnosis of ‘personality disorders’ to complete our survey (approx. 10 minutes).

Find out more and take the survey.

Systematic reviews

Access the PDF of:

Barnett P, Oshinowo I, Cooper C, Taylor C, Smith S & Pilling S. The association between social class and the impact of treatment for mental health problems: a systematic review and narrative synthesis. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 2022; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-022-02378-9.

Access the PDF of:

Hollis C, Pennant M, Cuenca J, Glazebrook C, Kendall K, Whittington C, et al. Clinical effectiveness and patient perspectives of different treatment strategies for tics in children and adolescents with Tourette syndrome: a systematic review and qualitative analysis. Health Technology Assessment. 2016;20(4):DOI 10.3310/hta20040.

Access our four evidence reviews that accompany the NICE guideline Coexisting severe mental illness and substance misuse: community health and social care services (NG58, 2016).

The NCCMH was commissioned by MindEd to produce a systematic review of e-therapies for children and young people with mental health problems (PDF) (2014).

The NCCMH was commissioned by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges to develop a systematic review of the mental health outcomes of induced abortion, including their prevalence and associated factors (2011).

Rapid reviews

We produce rapid systematic reviews of the evidence:

View and download the review that assesses evidence of the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on the incidence and prevalence of mental health problems in the UK. The review also identifies potential risk factors related to the planning of mental health service provision.

Evaluations

We carry out evaluations of mental health services and interventions:

Evaluations in progress and in development

Evaluation of the delivery of Increasing Physical Activity in Psychological Treatment programme in NHS Talking Therapies services in Camden and Islington and Buckinghamshire Talking Therapies for Sport England.

Reports

We write reports on specific areas of mental health care, commissioned by other organisations:

'All Age Crisis Care: Recommendations and Positive Practice' makes recommendations for the improvement and delivery of high-quality mental health care. It describes exemplar services and initiatives that demonstrate those recommendations in practice.

Find out more and download the report here.

'A Happy, Healthy Workplace: Workforce Wellbeing, Recruitment and Retention in Mental Health Services' identifies seven key aspects of staff health and wellbeing, with positive practice examples from services for each recommendation. It gives practical advice and highlights some excellent initiatives from statutory, voluntary and emergency mental health services.

Find out more and download the report here.

 

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