Clinical guidelines & publications library

Medical benefits for psychiatric treatment and training

Medicare, Professionalism

Professional Practice Guideline 1: Medical benefits for psychiatric treatment and training was rescinded in May 2025.

Reports and medical examinations in medico-legal settings

Ethics, Medico-legal, Professionalism

Developing reports and conducting independent medical examinations in medico-legal settings. PDF Clinical guideline

National codes and standards relevant to psychiatry practice and mental health services in Australia and New Zealand

Addressing health inequity, Culturally safe practice, Ethics, Health service standards, Professionalism

Professional Practice Guideline 14 was rescinded in May 2024. PDF Clinical guideline

Off-label prescribing in psychiatry

Ethics, Off-label prescribing, Professionalism

The Royal Australian New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) has developed this
guidance to provide advice to psychiatrists who may be considering the use of medications ‘off label’, with a key focus on risk identification and justification. PDF Clinical guideline

Administration of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS)

Electroconvulsive therapy & neurostimulation, Ethics, Professionalism

Guidance on key professional practice issues that psychiatrists should consider when prescribing and administering repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS). PDF Clinical guideline

Zero tolerance policy on proven sexual boundary violations

Ethics, Professionalism

PDF Ethics and conduct

Guidance for the use of stimulant medications in adults

Ethics, Professionalism, Stimulant medications

The RANZCP supports the appropriate use of these drugs in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and narcolepsy in adults. PDF Clinical guideline

Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)

Electroconvulsive therapy & neurostimulation, Ethics, Professionalism

This memorandum is for psychiatrists who are interested in using transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) as a treatment for psychiatric disorders. PDF Clinical guideline

rTMS in hospitals

Electroconvulsive therapy & neurostimulation, Professionalism

Guidance on the delivery of Medicare-funded repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) services in hospitals PDF Clinical guideline

Implementing alternatives to coercion

Culturally safe practice, Ethics, Professionalism, Seclusion and restraint

The RANZCP has endorsed this position produced by the World Psychiatric Association. URL Clinical guideline

Family and whānau involvement in mental health consumers/tangata whai ora care, assessment and treatment

Culturally safe practice, Families, whānau & carers, Māori, Professionalism

Guidance notes to assist mental health staff to work effectively with families. URL Clinical guideline

Opioid policy - improving management of chronic non-malignant pain

Culturally safe practice, Ethics, Opioids, Professionalism

Joint policy produced by the RACP, RANZCP, ANZCA and RACGP designed to assist medical professionals who are responsible for safely prescribing opioids. URL Clinical guideline

Pain Management (Acute): Scientific Evidence 5th edition

Culturally safe practice, Ethics, Pain management, Professionalism

The RANZCP has endorsed this guideline produced by the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists and Faculty of Pain Medicine. URL Clinical guideline

Pharmacogenetics in healthcare

Culturally safe practice, Ethics, Genetic testing, Professionalism

The RANZCP has endorsed the following resources produced by the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia. URL Clinical guideline

International Guidelines Library

Professionalism

This library contains links to guidelines published or endorsed by GIN member organisations from across the globe. URL Clinical guideline

Safety and wellbeing of psychiatrists and those in psychiatry training

Doctor's health, Professionalism

This position statement highlights the critical importance of the safety and wellbeing of psychiatrists and those in psychiatry training for competent and safe psychiatry practice.

Review of Adult Decision Making Capacity Law: Preliminary Issues Paper

RANZCP NZ submission to Ngā Huarahi Whakatau PDF Submission

NDIS Review

NDIS

RANZCP Submission to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Review. PDF Submission

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

Professionalism, Workforce

PDF Report

Adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) practice guidelines

ADHD, Professionalism

This guideline was rescinded in April 2024.