Clinical guidelines & publications library

Addressing the mental health impacts of natural disasters and climate change-related weather events

Natural disasters & emergencies

Natural disasters and weather events can lead to a wide range of deleterious health effects, including mental health problems. Psychiatrists have important roles in disaster planning and preparedness, and in short and longer term responses. URL Position statement

Psychiatry services for older people

The RANZCP recognises the importance of a holistic, age and culturally appropriate approach to addressing mental illness in older people, informed by the principles of recovery, independence, dignity and quality of life.

Use of benzodiazepines in psychiatric practice

Benzodiazepines

PDF Clinical guideline

The mental health of veterans and defence force service members

It is essential that action is taken to improve mental health outcomes for current service members and veterans.

Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)

Electroconvulsive therapy & neurostimulation

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a highly effective treatment with a strong evidence base, particularly for the treatment of severe depressive disorders. URL Position statement

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder

Perinatal

URL Clinical guideline

Recognising and addressing the harmful mental health impacts of methamphetamine use

Amphetamine-type substances can be associated with acute mental effects and result in long-term harm. Psychiatrists have a leadership role in coordinating preventative, early intervention and treatment approaches to methamphetamine use.

Royal Commission into Victoria's Health System 2019

Health service standards

Victorian Branch submission to the Royal Commission into Victoria's Mental Health System 2019 PDF Submission

Child and adolescent psychiatry: meeting future workforce needs

Children & adolescents

Informing psychiatrists, the medical profession and other health professionals, service providers, governments, and the Australian and New Zealand communities about child and adolescent psychiatry workforce. PDF Report

Electroconvulsive therapy professional practice guideline

Electroconvulsive therapy & neurostimulation

Professional practice guideline on the administration of electroconvulsive therapy. PDF Clinical guideline

The relationship between psychiatrists and commercial organisations within the health care industry

Ethics and conduct

PDF Ethics and conduct

Suicide reporting in the media

Appropriate reporting in the media can play an important role in preventing suicide and increasing public understanding.

Benefits of e-mental health treatments and interventions

E-mental health

E-mental health tools and resources have the potential to fill gaps in service provision and reach hard-to-access consumers, however, privacy concerns, quality, supervision and the lack of evidence remain issues to address. URL Position statement

Sexual orientation change efforts

The RANZCP does not support the use of sexual orientation change efforts of any kind. There is no scientific evidence that sexual orientation can be changed. Sexual orientation change efforts risk causing significant harm to individuals.

Australian Family Court proceedings

Forensic, Medico-legal

PDF Clinical guideline

Administration of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS)

Electroconvulsive therapy & neurostimulation

PDF Clinical guideline

Mental health needs of child asylum seekers and refugees

The RANZCP opposes immigration policies that are detrimental to the mental health of child asylum seekers and refugees.

The role of the child and adolescent psychiatrist

Children & adolescents

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

Abolition of torture and other inhuman treatment

Ethics, Trauma

URL Position statement

RANZCP Code of Ethics

PDF Ethics and conduct