Making Sense of Clinical Guidelines in Psychiatry
Abstract
Clinical guidelines shape psychiatric practice, yet often clash with clinical reality. This piece examines what guidelines assume, where they fall short, and why they work best as flexible scaffolds—informing, not replacing, clinical reasoning in complex human care.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Clinical practice guidelines implementation
Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills
Mental Health and Psychiatry
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Publication date
- 12 January 2026
- Language
- EN