title: Clinical guideline implementation strategies for common mental health disorders.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  There has been a considerable proliferation of clinical guidelines recently, but their practical application is low, and organisations do not always implement their own ones. The aim of this study is to analyse and describe key elements of strategies and resources designed by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence for the implementation of guidelines for common mental health disorders in adults, which are some of the most prevalent worldwide.
  
  
  METHODS
  A systematic review was performed following PRISMA model. Resources, tools and implementation materials where included and categorised considering type, objectives, target and scope.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 212 elements were analysed, of which 33.5 and 24.5% are related to the implementation of generalized anxiety and depression guidelines, respectively. Applied tools designed to estimate costs and assess the feasibility of the setting up at local level are the most frequent type of resource. The study highlights the important variety of available materials, classified into 3 main strategies: tools targeting the professionals (30.6%), structural (26.4%), and organizational (24%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Developing guidelines is not enough; it is also necessary to promote their implementation in order to encourage their application. The resources and strategies described in this study may be potentially applicable to other contexts, and helpful to public health managers and professionals in the design of programmes and in the process of informed decision making to help increase access to efficient treatments.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Psicología, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, España. Electronic address: elumoreno@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Eliana María
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Moreno
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Psicología, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, España.
authors.forename: Juan Antonio
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Moriana
mesh_terms: D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D013030:Spain
keywords: Guías de práctica clínica; Health resources; Implementación; Implementation; Mental health; Practice guideline; Recursos en salud; Salud mental