Clinical guidelines & publications library

Alcohol policy

Alcohol

A national public health approach is required to reduce alcohol consumption, addressing drinking culture and increasing the availability and range of treatment services. PDF Report

NSW mental health system on the brink: evidence from the frontline

Workforce

PDF Report

Keeping your head above water: affordability as a barrier to mental health care

Physical health

PDF Report

Minding the gaps: cost barriers to accessing mental healthcare for people with mental illness

Physical health

PDF Report

Building mental health and wellbeing in Australia and New Zealand through early support for infants, children and their families

Children & adolescents

This report calls for addressing social determinants, reducing stigma and removing barriers to accessing services. PDF Report

Child and adolescent psychiatry: meeting future workforce needs

Children & adolescents

Informing psychiatrists, the medical profession and other health professionals, service providers, governments, and the Australian and New Zealand communities about child and adolescent psychiatry workforce. PDF Report

The economic cost of serious mental illness and comorbidities in Australia and New Zealand

Physical health

This report estimates the annual cost of premature death in people with serious mental illness is $15 billion (AUD) in Australia and $3.1 billion (NZD) in New Zealand. PDF Report

Keeping body and mind together: Improving the physical health and life expectancy of people with serious mental illness

Physical health

People with mental illness typically live ten, and up to 32 years less than the general population. PDF Report

2013 workforce survey report of Australian psychiatrists

Workforce

This report provides data on the psychiatric workforce in Australia based on a survey of RANZCP members. PDF Report

hereco RANZCP Clinical Practice Guidelines Evaluation

The RANZCP commissioned Health Research Consulting (hereco) to develop this report outlining options for supporting high quality clinical practice guideline development for psychiatry in Australia and New Zealand. PDF Report

Australian workforce survey report 2024

Workforce

The survey received responses from 1269 Australian psychiatrists and highlights the severity of the workforce shortage crisis. PDF Report