Clinical guidelines & publications library

Inquiry into Assessment and support services for people with ADHD

Submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs’ Inquiry into the Barriers to consistent, timely and best practice assessment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and support services for people with ADHD. PDF Submission

National Health and Climate Strategy

Climate & environment

RANZCP Submission to the Department of Health and Aged Care on the National Health and Climate Strategy PDF Submission

Raise the Age Campaign

RANZCP participation in the open letter to Standing Council of Attorney General regarding the National Raise the Age Campaign PDF Submission

Information sharing with families, whānau and carers

Addressing health inequity, Culturally safe practice, Ethics, Families, whānau & carers

How psychiatrists can work effectively with carers to establish and maintain relationships with mental health services and staff. PDF Clinical guideline

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

Culturally safe practice, Ethics, Physical health, Professionalism

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

Addressing health inequity, Culturally safe practice, Ethics, Physical health, Professionalism

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

Discrimination, bullying and harassment policy

Ethics, Professionalism

This policy outlines expectations for the behaviour of people involved in RANZCP
activities. PDF Ethics and conduct

Strategy towards elimination of seclusion and restraint

Seclusion and restraint

RANZCP Victorian Branch Submission to Victorian Department of Health on the Strategy towards elimination of seclusion and restraint PDF Submission

The role of psychiatrists in the prevention and early intervention of mental illness in infants, children and adolescents

Children & adolescents, Professionalism

Position Statement 64: The role of psychiatrists in the prevention and early intervention of mental illness in infants, children and adolescents has been rescinded pending review.

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

Firearm risk assessments

Addressing health inequity, Ethics, Professionalism

Guidance for psychiatrists in assessing the risk posed by a person's access to firearms.

Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability

RANZCP Submission to the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and
Exploitation of People with Disability

Royal Commission: Preventing sexual abuse of children in out of home care

Children & adolescents

RANZCP submission to the Royal Commission: Preventing sexual abuse of
children in out of home care

Lone actor grievance fuelled violence and the role of the psychiatrist

Forensic, Medico-legal

hereco RANZCP Clinical Practice Guidelines Evaluation

Professionalism

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

RANZCP Queensland 2024-25 pre-budget submission

The RANZCP Queensland Branch 2024-25 Pre-Budget Submission PDF Submission

Inquiry into the Australian Government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19

RANZCP submission to the Inquiry into the Australian Government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic

RANZCP Tasmania 2024-25 pre-budget submission

The RANZCP Tasmanian Branch 2024-25 pre-budget submission. PDF Submission

Māori Expanding Access and Choice’ (Kaupapa Māori Primary MHA)

Māori

RANZCP Submission to Mental Health and Addiction Directorate, Ministry of Health on expanding access and choice for Kaupapa Māori primary mental health and addiction services. PDF Submission