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Mental health problems in people with learning disabilities: prevention, assessment and management

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  • Reference number: NG54
  • Published:  14 September 2016
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  • Mental health problems
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  • Preventing mental health problems
  • Assessing for mental health problems
  • Making a mental health care plan
  • Help for mental health problems
  • When a hospital stay is needed
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What are NICE guidelines?

NICE gives advice to doctors, nurses and other staff working in health and social care. Our guidelines tell them about how to look after people with different conditions and needs.

This page was last updated: 14 September 2016


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