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Mental Health: key references and evidence

References

American Psychiatric Association, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition (DSM-IV), APA: Washington, 1994.

Boyle P, Exeter D, Zhiqianq F and Flowerdew R, Suicide gap among young adults in Scotland: population Study, British Medical Journal 2005: 175-76.

Donaghy M, The Burden of Mental Health Problems, Scottish Needs Assessment Programme, Scottish Forum for Public Health Medicine, Glasgow 1997.

The European Commission, The State of Mental Health in the European Union, European Communities 2004.

Friedli L, Mental health, resilience and inequalities, World Health Organisation Europe: Denmark, 2009.

Kershaw, A, Singleton, N, Meltzer, H  Survey of the Health and Well-Being of Homeless People in GlasgowPDF Button (22.8kB), London: National Statistics Office 2000.

Lehtinen V, Sohlman B and Kovess-Masfety V, Level of positive mental health in the European Union: results from the Eurobarometer 2002 survey, Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health 2005 1:9.

Murray CLJ and Lopez AD, The Global Burden of Disease: A Comprehensive Assessment of Mortality and Disability from Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors in 1990 and Projected to 2020 (executive summary section 6) Cambridge, Mass,Harvard School of Public Health, 1996.

Philp A, Watson Muir R, ISD - Mental Health in Scotland: Information Sources and Selected Insights, 2002PDF Button (1.35MB). Edinburgh, ISD, NHS Services Scotland, 2002.

Singleton N, Bumpstead, O’Brien M, Lee A and Meltzer H. Psychiatric morbidity among adults living in private households 2000. London: The Stationery Office 2001.

Scottish Government. Towards a Mentally Flourishing Scotland: Policy and Action Plan 2009-2011. Edinburgh: the Scottish Government, 2009.

World Health Organisation, The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth revision Volume 1, WHO: Geneva 1993. Electronic version available here.

World Health Organisation, European Ministerial Conference on Mental Health, European Declaration on Mental HealthPDF Button (375kB): Facing the Challenges, Building Solutions, 14 January 2005.

Effectiveness evidence

ScotPHO’s purpose is to describe the pattern of health across the Scottish population. As a supplementary service to users, we include the following links to external sources of quality-assured evidence on effectiveness of interventions which may include relevant material for this topic.

NHS Health Scotland: Scottish perspectives on NICE public health guidance - Index page

National Library for Public Health - Home page

Centre for Reviews and Dissemination - Home page

Cochrane Reviews - Topic index page

EPPI-Centre: Evidence library - Home page

National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidance - Topic index page

Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) - Home page

Note: The effectiveness evidence links are provided as an aid to users. They are by no means exhaustive nor should they be necessarily viewed as authoritative. The usual ScotPHO disclaimer about links to external sites applies.