Reviews, evaluations and reports

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.

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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).

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.

Read more about the evaluation of the impact of physical activity on depression and anxiety disorder treatment outcomes in NHS Talking Therapies services

Read more about the evaluation of the NHS early implementer sites of the tobacco dependency treatment services.

Read our final report evaluating the SiMHS project training programme, commissioned by the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust (2023).

Read our IAPT-LTC Early Implementers Programme: Report on the implementation and process evaluation of Wave 1 early implementer sites (PDF), commissioned by NHS England (2018).

In 2021–22, the Scottish Government commissioned several organisations (Healthcare Improvement Scotland; NCCMH and RCPsych in Scotland [RCPsychIS]; and Voices of Experience [VOX] and Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland) to carry out engagement work and evidence reviews to inform the development of quality standards for secondary mental health care.

This report presents the work of the NCCMH and RCPsychIS to engage with a range of workforce and leadership across Scotland, on areas of focus for standards for secondary mental health care in Scotland. It contains a summary of themes and the findings from the workforce and leadership engagement events and survey.

Download the Workforce and Leadership Engagement Events and Survey Report

A conference was also held, which brought together the feedback from the engagement work (workforce, lived experience and evidence review) and aimed to reach a consensus on the key priority areas for the quality standards. The outputs from the conference are summarised in the PDF below.

Download the Consensus Conference Summary

'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.