Practice Guidelines assist psychiatrists in relation to broad parameters of practice in particular areas of psychiatry.  They are based on a set of principles that are readily applied and that are comparable with professionally recognised standards. They guidelines build on past experience to add value to future activities and allow the psychiatrists to be innovative, efficient, and effective in the way they carry out their work.

Guide to managing post disaster stress response: information for clinicians dealing with people experiencing stress after the Christchurch earthquake

Clinical Guidance on the use of Antidepressant medications in Children and Adolescents

Guidance on the use of SSRIs and SNRI in Late Pregnancy

RANZCP Perinatal Mental Health Plan

Guidance for electronic media recording and storage

Guidance for the use of electronic media recording and storage in child psychiatric practice 

Referred patient assessment and management guidelines

Quality Assurance Guideline on Outpatient Psychiatric Practice

Guidance for involving families and whanau of mental health consumers/tangata whai ora in care, assessment and treatment processes

#1 Guidelines in relation to medical benefits for psychiatric treatment and training

#3  Guidelines for psychiatrists in relation to family court proceedings

#4  The use of medication in dosages and indications outside normal clinical practice

#5  Guidelines for the use of benzodiazepines in psychiatric practice 

#6  Guidelines for the use of dexamphetamine and methylphenidate in adults *updated*

#7  Guidelines for psychotropic drug use in children and adolescents

#8  Certification of opinion according to non-clinical criteria

#9  Conducting independent medical examinations and preparing reports

#10 Antipsychotic medications as a treatment of Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms in Dementia