A stepped-care model (shown below) is used to organise the provision of services and to help people with common mental health disorders, their families, carers and healthcare professionals to choose the most effective interventions. The model presents an integrated overview of the key assessment and treatment interventions from this guideline. Recommendations focused solely on specialist mental health services are not included (these can be found in related guidance). Recommendation sets out the components of a stepped-care model of service delivery, which should be included in the design of local care pathways for people with common mental health disorders. .
