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Table 5 Care pathway and integrated care provision

From: Scope, quality and inclusivity of international clinical guidelines on mental health and substance abuse in relation to dual diagnosis, social and community outcomes: a systematic review

Guideline

Does the guideline mention continuity of care i.e. importance of same health or key worker in managing the substance misuse or mental health/ continuity of care?

Where should integrated services be provided

Is there a mention of the role of emergency department or A&E and what they should do if patients present there?

NICE 2011

(coexisting disorders) [37]

Yes

Secondary care mental health services,

CAMHS

Yes

NICE 2016

(coexisting disorders) [38]

Yes

Mental health services

No

Australian government 2016 [39]

Yes

AOD settings

No

SIGN 2013 [47]

No

Not mentioned

No

NICE 2014

[48]

Yes

secondary care settings

No

WFSBP 2015 [49]

No

Not mentioned

No

RANZCP 2016 [50]

Mentions continuity but not link key worker

Dual diagnosis service

No

BAP 2019 [51]

No

Not mentioned

No

APA 2020 [52]

Yes

Not mentioned

No

VA/DoD 2010 [53]

Yes

Urgent/emergent mental health settings

No

Singapore MOH 2011 [54]

Yes

In an integrated specialist treatment centre.

No

NICE 2014 [55]

Yes

Not mentioned

No

BAP 2016 [56]

No

Not mentioned

No

CANMAT and ISBD 2018 [57]

Yes

inpatient hospital or community residential treatment

No

BAP 2012 [40]

No

Not mentioned

No

WFSBP 2017 [41]

No

Not mentioned

No

gov.uk 2017 [42]

Yes

In drug misuse services and mental health services

Yes

DGPPN and DG-Sucht 2017 [43]

No

Inpatient treatment

No

NICE 2011 [44]

Yes

Not mentioned

Yes

APA 2018 [45]

Yes

Not mentioned

No

ASAM 2015 [46]

No

Hospitals

Yes

  1. AOD Alcohol and other drug, APA American Psychiatric Association, ASAM American society of addiction medicine, AUD alcohol use disorder, BAP British Association of psychopharmacology, CANMAT and ISBD Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments and International Society for Bipolar Disorders, gov.UK United Kingdom guidelines on clinical management, DGPPN and DG-Sucht German Association for Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, and Psychosomatics and the German Association for Addiction Research and Therapy, NICE National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, RANZCP Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, SIGN Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network, Singapore MOH Singapore Ministry of Health, SMI Severe mental illness, SUD Substance use disorder, UK United Kingdom, US United States, VA/DoD Department of Veterans Affairs and The Department of Defense, WFSBP World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry