The Expert Consensus Guidelines® present practical clinical recommendations based on a wide survey of expert opinion. The guidelines are user-friendly and relevant to your everyday clinical work. Each publication includes quantified results of the whole survey on which the recommendations are based, so readers can examine the experts' responses to the questions.
Our guidelines, which are based on both research and clinical expertise, go beyond other treatment guidelines in a number of ways and represent an important addition to the clinical treatment literature. The quantification of the opinions of a large group of experts is likely to be much more trustworthy than the opinions of a small group of experts or a single person. Of course, clinicians should keep in mind that no guideline can ever be a substitute for good clinical judgment and common sense.
The Expert Consensus Guidelines® are being used throughout the country by clinicians, policy makers, administrators, case managers, mental health educators, patient advocates, and clinical and health services researchers. The ultimate purpose of the Expert Consensus Guidelines® is to improve the lives of our patients. As part of that effort, we have worked with patient-family advocacy organizations to develop comprehensive patient-family guides on a number of disorders. A number of pocket guides are also available that provide a quick reference to the Expert Consensus treatment guidelines. To learn more about the Expert Consensus Guidelines® click the About the Guidelines button and to see what guidelines are available, click on the Available Guidelines button.