Clinical guidelines & publications library

Safe, comprehensive, and equitable ADHD care

ADHD, Ethics, Professionalism, Addressing health inequity

Family Law Amendment Bill 2024

Families, whānau & carers, Medico-legal, Professionalism, Addressing health inequity, Culturally safe practice

RANZCP Submission to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee regarding the Family Law Amendment Bill 2024

Public Safety and Serious Offenders: A Review of Preventive Detention and Post Sentence Orders

Professionalism, Addressing health inequity, Culturally safe practice

RANZCP NZ Submission to Te Aka Matua o te Ture | New Zealand Law Commission regarding the Public Safety and Serious Offenders: A Review of Preventive Detention and Post Sentence Orders

Inquiry into the health impacts of alcohol and other drugs in Australia

Professionalism, Addressing health inequity, Culturally safe practice

RANZCP to Australian Parliament re Inquiry into the health impacts of alcohol and other drugs in Australia.

Review of the Mental Health Commission of NSW 2024

Mental health legislation, Professionalism, Addressing health inequity

RANZCP NSW Branch Submission to the NSW Government regarding the Review of the Mental Health Commission of NSW 2024

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

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

Professional Practice Guideline 14 was rescinded in May 2024.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

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

Children & adolescents, Professionalism, Addressing health inequity

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

Firearm risk assessments

Ethics, Professionalism, Addressing health inequity

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

Dementia - antipsychotic medications to care for people with behavioural and psychological symptoms

Dementia, Professionalism, Addressing health inequity

Best practices when considering the use of antipsychotic medications to care for people with behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD).

Autism: Addressing the mental health needs of Autistic people

Autism, Professionalism, Addressing health inequity

This position statement addresses the significant challenges and unmet mental health needs of Autistic people.

Children with conduct disorder

Children & adolescents, Professionalism, Addressing health inequity, Culturally safe practice

Broad principles to guide governments, agencies, and services in meeting the mental health care needs of children with conduct disorder.

Intellectual disabilities: Addressing the mental health needs of people with ID

Ethics, Intellectual disability, Professionalism, Addressing health inequity

This position statement addresses the significant challenges and unmet mental health needs for people with intellectual disability.

Assessment and management of behaviours and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD)

Dementia, Ethics, Professionalism, Addressing health inequity

A handbook produced by NSW Health. URL Clinical guideline

Treating hepatitis C

Ethics, Hepatitis C, Professionalism, Addressing health inequity, Culturally safe practice

Guidance for psychiatrists to facilitate care for people living with mental illness who are living with, or at risk of contracting hepatitis C. PDF Clinical guideline

Information sharing with families, whānau and carers

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

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

2022-23 RANZCP Vic Branch Pre-Budget Submission

Professionalism, Addressing health inequity, Culturally safe practice

Submission for 2022-23 Victorian State Budget
priorities.

The role of the child and adolescent psychiatrist

Children & adolescents, Ethics, Professionalism, Addressing health inequity

Guidance about the role of child and adolescent psychiatrists, and how they can best meet the mental health needs of young people and their families. PDF Clinical guideline

Enabling supported decision making

Collaborative care, Families, whānau & carers, Professionalism, Addressing health inequity, Culturally safe practice

This paper aims to influence the increased uptake and future embedding of Supported Decision Making in clinical practice by psychiatrists working in the Victorian Mental Health Service. PDF Position statement

Guidance for psychiatrists working in Australian immigration detention centres

Ethics, Asylum seekers and refugees, Professionalism, Addressing health inequity

This guideline was rescinded in April 2024. PDF Clinical guideline

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

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

PDF Report