Meeting the needs!

This year, the CPGs Task Force of IPS led by Prof. Shiv Gautam as Chairperson, Prof. Ajit Avasthi as Co‐Chairperson and Dr. Sandeep Grover as Convenor has developed the CPG to serve as an evidence‐based framework for practitioners’ in clinical decision‐making. I hope these guidelines become among the most comprehensive, evidence‐based CPGs for these disorders. It summarizes treatment recommendations and describes elements of psychiatric management in the formulation and implementation of a treatment plan. Besides the clinical issues, the guideline examines specific socio‐cultural and feasibility issues which influence treatment plan, e.g., psychiatric factors, demographic and psychosocial variables, and co‐morbid general medical conditions. It provides a review and synthesis of available evidence regarding the efficacy of various treatments, continuation treatment and maintenance treatment.