Nice Guidelines

AFT has a useful influence on some NICE guidelines which increasingly influence practice in the NHS, primarily in England and Wales.

NICE Clinical Guidelines recommend various models of family or couple therapy for depression in children and young people as well as in adults, including those with a chronic health problem; PTSD, eating disorders, bi-polar disorder, drug misuse, schizophrenia and Type 1 diabetes. There is strong evidence that family and systemic therapy have a key role in the prevention of antisocial personality disorder. The value of working with close relationships is acknowledged for many other mental and physical health conditions. Public Health Guidelines recommend family therapy for behavioural problems in children and young people when parenting training has not worked and to reduce substance misuse.

The Summary of family interventions recommended and reviewed in NICE guidelines provides as overview of recommendations on family and couple therapies.

Here are some of AFT's responses to Scopes and draft guidelines.

Comments to NICE from AFT on Draft Guidance

• Management of Long Term Sickness and Incapacity for Work
• Borderline Personality Disorder
• Behaviour Change
• Schizophrenia (update)
• Antenatal and post natal mental health
• Depression - adults (update)
• Looked after Children (Scope)

If you would like to contribute on any of the topics that are likely to come up for consultation in 2009, please contact Sue Kennedy on s.kennedy@aft.org.uk

Clinical Guidelines in development

1. Alcohol dependence and harmful alcohol use (25 May - 20 July)
2. Pregnacy and complex social factors (15 Feb - 12 April).

Public Health Guidance in development

1. Looked after children (15 Feb - 14 April)

For latest guidance please see the NICE WEBSITE

SIGN Guidelines (from Scotland)

• AFT response to SIGN Depression

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