Clinical guidelines & publications library

Treating hepatitis C

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

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

Relationships between old age psychiatry and geriatric medicine

Collaborative care, Ethics, Old age, Professionalism

Old age psychiatry and geriatric medical services need to work closely together to ensure the best treatment and care of older people.

2022 Victorian State Election Priorities

PDF Submission

Diagnostic manuals

Culturally safe practice, Diagnostic manuals, Ethics, Professionalism

Diagnostic manuals allow clinicians, teachers and researchers to ensure consistency in diagnosis. However, the complexity of patients’ presentations often do not fit neatly into diagnostic categories.

Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide

Military and veterans

RANZCP submission to the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide

rTMS therapy during the COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19, Electroconvulsive therapy & neurostimulation, Professionalism

PDF Clinical guideline

ECT treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic

Electroconvulsive therapy & neurostimulation, Professionalism

Considerations and precautions for the delivery of ECT during the pandemic. PDF Clinical guideline

Pacific Mental Health in Aotearoa New Zealand

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

The position statement identifies RANZCP’s commitment to improving Pacific mental health and providing effective health care that meets the specific cultural needs of Pacific populations.

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

Deep brain stimulation

Electroconvulsive therapy & neurostimulation, Ethics, Professionalism

A clinical memorandum to inform psychiatrists who are interested in using Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) as a treatment for psychiatric disorders. PDF Clinical guideline

Smoking cessation

Physical health, Professionalism, Smoking cessation

This guidance is for the management of smoking cessation for people with mental illness, living in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand. URL Clinical guideline

RANZCP Policy for endorsing external or third-party clinical guidance

Ethics

PDF Ethics and conduct

Australian Department of Health Management of Telehealth Service Expansion

Telehealth

RANZCP submission to the Australian National Audit Office's for the Australian Department of Health Management of Telehealth Service Expansion

RANZCP Submission to TGA on proposed amendments to Poisons Standard

Public consultation on proposed amendments to Poisons Standard, RANZCP Submission to Therapeutic Goods Administration, June 2022. PDF Submission

Reducing Pokies Harm

Addiction

RANZCP NZ Submission to the Department of Internal Affairs. PDF Submission

National Alcohol and Other Drug Workforce Development Strategy (2015-2018)

Alcohol, Illicit drugs, Workforce

RANZCP Submission to the National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction regarding the National Alcohol and Other Drug Workforce Development Strategy (2015-2018) PDF Submission

Rural psychiatry

Rural, Workforce

The RANZCP calls for dedicated strategies and funding to increase the number of psychiatrists working in rural and remote communities.

Recognising the significance of Te Tiriti o Waitangi

Culturally safe practice, Māori

This position statement aims to describe Te Tiriti within the context of improving hauora Māori (Māori health) and steps the RANZCP is taking to meet its responsibilities under Te Tiriti.

Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry in Aotearoa New Zealand

Workforce

RANZCP response to current Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry (CLP) services in Aotearoa New Zealand, including blueprint for policy, service and workforce development.

Consultation on Independent Assessments 2021

Training

RANZCP submission on the implementation, performance and governance of independent assessments proposed by the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA).