Clinical guidelines & publications library

Draft guideline: Queensland Opioid Dependence Treatment

Opioids

RANZCP QLD submission to Office of the Chief Psychiatrist, Mental Health Alcohol and Other Drugs Branch PDF Submission

2022-23 Pre-Budget Submission to the NSW Government

Our submission highlights priority issues to improve the delivery of mental health services to thousands of people with mental health issues living in NSW. PDF Submission

Treating hepatitis C

Hepatitis C

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

2022 Victorian State Election Priorities

Submission

PDF Submission

Relationships between old age psychiatry and geriatric medicine

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

Diagnostic manuals

Diagnostic manuals

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. URL Position statement

rTMS therapy during the COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19, Electroconvulsive therapy & neurostimulation

PDF Clinical guideline

ECT treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic

Electroconvulsive therapy & neurostimulation

PDF Clinical guideline

Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)

Electroconvulsive therapy & neurostimulation

PDF Clinical guideline

Pacific Mental Health in Aotearoa New Zealand

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.

Use of ketamine in psychiatric practice

Ketamine

PDF Clinical guideline

Deep brain stimulation

Electroconvulsive therapy & neurostimulation

PDF Clinical guideline

Therapeutic use of psychedelics

Psychedelics

PDF Clinical guideline

RANZCP Policy for endorsing external or third-party clinical guidance

PDF Ethics and conduct

Smoking cessation

Physical health, 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

Rural psychiatry

The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (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

This Position Statement aims to describe Te Tiriti within the context of improving hauora Māori (Māori health) and the steps the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) is taking to meet its responsibilities under Te Tiriti.

The mental health impacts of climate change

This position statement recognises the mental health impacts of climate change and supports policy change that addresses these impacts.

Principles for mental health systems

This position statement outlines key principles of optimal mental health systems to inform governments and funders and achieve the best possible outcomes for consumers and the wider community.

Cultural safety

Cultural safety

This position statement advocates for universal cultural safety in mental health systems, services, and care. URL Position statement