Clinical guidelines & publications library

Psychiatrists, general practitioners and psychologists

GPs and psychiatrists

Best practice referral, communication and shared care arrangements between psychiatrists, general practitioners and psychologists PDF Clinical guideline

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

Illicit drugs policy

Illicit drugs

This joint statement from RACP and RANZCP is for individuals and organisations in Australia and New Zealand involved in the development of policies and programs concerned with illicit drug problems. PDF Clinical guideline

Use of ketamine in psychiatric practice

Ketamine

Information for psychiatrists about the potential utility of ketamine in psychiatric practice. PDF Clinical guideline

Medical benefits for psychiatric treatment and training

Medicare

This document is under review. PDF Clinical guideline

Access and use of clinical information for medico-legal report writers in New Zealand

Medico-legal

This guideline provides specific advice on managing the privacy implications when accessing and using privileged health information in the New Zealand medico-legal setting. PDF Clinical guideline

Reports and medical examinations in medico-legal settings

Medico-legal

Developing reports and conducting independent medical examinations in medico-legal settings. PDF Clinical guideline

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

Health service standards

A resource for RANZCP members to readily identify and access national codes and standards relevant to psychiatry practice. PDF Clinical guideline

Off-label prescribing in psychiatry

Off-label prescribing

The Royal Australian New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) has developed this
guidance to provide advice to psychiatrists who may be considering the use of medications ‘off label’, with a key focus on risk identification and justification. PDF Clinical guideline

Administration of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS)

Electroconvulsive therapy & neurostimulation

Guidance on key professional practice issues that psychiatrists should consider when prescribing and administering repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS). PDF Clinical guideline

Guidance for the use of stimulant medications in adults

Stimulant medications

The RANZCP supports the appropriate use of these drugs in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and narcolepsy in adults. PDF Clinical guideline

Tobacco policy

Addiction, Smoking cessation

Solutions for tobacco control to change the way physicians and psychiatrists view their role in reducing mortality and morbidity due to tobacco smoking. PDF Clinical guideline

Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)

Electroconvulsive therapy & neurostimulation

This memorandum is for psychiatrists who are interested in using transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) as a treatment for psychiatric disorders. PDF Clinical guideline

rTMS in hospitals

Electroconvulsive therapy & neurostimulation

Guidance on the delivery of Medicare-funded repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) services in hospitals PDF Clinical guideline

Implementing alternatives to coercion

Seclusion and restraint

The RANZCP has endorsed this position produced by the World Psychiatric Association. URL Clinical guideline

Family and whānau involvement in mental health consumers/tangata whai ora care, assessment and treatment

Families, whānau & carers, Māori

Guidance notes to assist mental health staff to work effectively with families. URL Clinical guideline

Opioid policy - improving management of chronic non-malignant pain

Opioids

Joint policy produced by the RACP, RANZCP, ANZCA and RACGP designed to assist medical professionals who are responsible for safely prescribing opioids. URL Clinical guideline

Pain Management (Acute): Scientific Evidence 5th edition

Pain management

The RANZCP has endorsed this guideline produced by the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists and Faculty of Pain Medicine. URL Clinical guideline

Pharmacogenetics in healthcare

Genetic testing

The RANZCP has endorsed this guideline produced by the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia. URL Clinical guideline

International Guidelines Library

This library contains links to guidelines published or endorsed by GIN member organisations from across the globe. URL Clinical guideline