From Mad in Sweden: In a closing statement in Dagens Medicin, researchers from several Swedish universities respond to the National Board of Health and Welfare’s response to criticism of increased standardization in psychiatry. They believe that the discussion is not just about how guidelines are intended to be used – but about what consequences they actually have in practice. The researchers welcome the fact that the National Board of Health and Welfare highlights the importance of a factual discussion and that guidelines are updated in line with new research. At the same time, they believe that the authority does not fully address the core of the criticism: that guidelines, even if they are formally intended as support at the group level, in practice have a governing effect on the content of care.
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