Table 2.
Quality assessment of guidelines
| Guideline | Domain1: Scope and purpose | Domain2: Stakeholder involvement | Domain 3: Rigour of development | Domain 4: Clarity of presentation | Domain 5: Applicability | Domain 6: Editorial independence | Overall quality | Recommendation of use |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NICE 2011 [37] | 100.00% | 84.00% | 73.00% | 95.00% | 67.00% | 83.00% | 7 | Recommended |
| NICE 2014 [55] | 100.00% | 84.00% | 73.00% | 95.00% | 67.00% | 83.00% | 7 | Recommended |
| RANZCP 2016 [50] | 83.00% | 72.00% | 35.00% | 83.00% | 33.00% | 42.00% | 4 | Recommended with modification |
| BAP 2012 [40] | 83.00% | 61.00% | 54.00% | 83.00% | 42.00% | 42.00% | 5 | Recommended with modification |
| WFSBP 2017 [41] | 83.00% | 50.00% | 60.00% | 67.00% | 25.00% | 42.00% | 4 | Recommended with modification |
| gov.uk 2017 [42] | 94.00% | 67.00% | 60.00% | 72.00% | 33.00% | 33.00% | 7 | Recommended |
| DGPPN and DG-Sucht 2017 [43] | 83.00% | 56.00% | 63.00% | 78.00% | 33.00% | 50.00% | 4 | Recommended with modification |
| NICE 2011 [44] | 100.00% | 84.00% | 73.00% | 95.00% | 67.00% | 83.00% | 7 | Recommended |
| ASAM 2015 [46] | 67.00% | 72.00% | 52.00% | 83.00% | 38.00% | 58.00% | 5 | Recommended with modification |
| APA 2018 [45] | 89.00% | 56.00% | 65.00% | 83.00% | 42.00% | 75.00% | 6 | Recommended |
| Singapore MOH 2011 [54] | 67.00% | 56.00% | 25.00% | 89.00% | 38.00% | 17.00% | 3 | Not recommended |
| VA/DoD 2010 [53] | 83.00% | 56.00% | 58.00% | 83.00% | 38.00% | 17.00% | 4 | Recommended with modification |
| CANMAT & ISBD 2018 [57] | 67.00% | 61.00% | 31.00% | 61.00% | 29.00% | 42.00% | 3 | Not recommended |
| SIGN 2013 [47] | 94.00% | 83.00% | 71.00% | 95.00% | 50.00% | 50.00% | 7 | Recommended |
| WFSBP 2015 [49] | 83.00% | 50.00% | 60.00% | 67.00% | 25.00% | 42.00% | 4 | Recommended with modification |
| NICE 2016 [38] | 100.00% | 84.00% | 73.00% | 95.00% | 67.00% | 83.00% | 7 | Recommended |
| NICE 2014 [48] | 100.00% | 84.00% | 73.00% | 95.00% | 67.00% | 83.00% | 7 | Recommended |
| BAP 2019 [51] | 83.00% | 61.00% | 54.00% | 83.00% | 33.00% | 42.00% | 5 | Recommended with modification |
| BAP 2016 [56] | 83.00% | 61.00% | 54.00% | 83.00% | 33.00% | 42.00% | 5 | Recommended with modification |
| APA 2020 [52] | 89.00% | 56.00% | 65.00% | 83.00% | 42.00% | 75.00% | 6 | Recommended |
| Australian government 2016 [39] | 78.00% | 56.00% | 21.00% | 89.00% | 38.00% | 25.00% | 3 | Not recommended |
APA American Psychiatric Association, ASAM American society of addiction medicine, BAP British Association of psychopharmacology, CANMAT and ISBD Canadian Network for Mood and Anxiety Treatments and International Society for Bipolar Disorders, gov.UK United Kingdom guidelines on clinical management, DGPPN and DG-Sucht German Association for Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, and Psychosomatics and the German Association for Addiction Research and Therapy, NICE National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, RANZCP Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, SIGN Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network, Singapore MOH Singapore Ministry of Health, VA/DoD Department of Veterans Affairs and The Department of Defense, WFSBP World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry