Mental Health: key references and 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. These links are provided as an aid to users. This list is by no means exhaustive, nor should it be necessarily viewed as authoritative.
Key reports/policy
American Psychiatric Association, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition (DSM-5-TR), APA: Washington, 2022
Campion J. Public mental health: Evidence, practice and commissioning. Royal Society for Public Health. 2019. (4.3MB)
Friedli L, Mental health, resilience and inequalities (459Kb)
McDaid D and Park A. The economic case for investing in the prevention of mental health conditions in the UK. February 2022. (5.1MB)
Parkinson, J. Establishing a core set of national, sustainable mental health indicators for adults in Scotland: Rationale paper. Scottish Government, NHS Health Scotland. 2007. (166KB)
Royal College of Psychiatrists. College Report CR238 – Infant and early childhood mental health: the case for action. 2023. (1969kB)
Scottish Government. Mental Health Strategy for Scotland: 2017-2027. Edinburgh: Scottish Government, 2017.
Shipton D and Whyte B. Mental Health in Focus: a profile of mental health and wellbeing in Greater Glasgow & Clyde. Glasgow. Glasgow Centre for Population Health, 2011. (29.3MB)
The European Commission, The State of Mental Health in the European Union, European Communities, 2004. (2.5MB)
World Health Organization, The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Eleventh Revision (ICD-11). World Health Organisation: 2022.
World Health Organisation. Comprehensive Mental Health Action Plan 2013-2030. Geneva: World Health Organisation; 2021.
Other links
Centre for Reviews and Dissemination
Cochrane Library: Browse by topic
EPPI-Centre
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) Guidance
Public Health Scotland
Public Mental Health Implementation Centre
Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN)
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