Mood disorders: Clinical practice guidelines and associated resources

Clinical practice guideline for the treatment of mood disorders (2015) [PDF; 3 MB] Guidance on the clinical management of depressive and bipolar disorders, specifically focusing on diagnosis and treatment strategies.

Key practice points

This comprehensive guideline reflects real-world practice, and:

• discusses the diagnosis and management of both depressive and bipolar disorders, recognising that these have increasingly been conceptualised as part of a spectrum
• illustrates step-by-step clinical management of mood disorders through a series of figures
• provides guidance on the management of psychiatric comorbidities, including comorbid anxiety and comorbid substance use
• considers the clinical management of mood disorders with complex presentations and in special populations. 

Associated resources

Community resources

• Information for the public on bipolar disorders
• Information for the public on depression

RANZCP webinars

The following webinars provide information about the guideline and are accredited for CPD under section 4.6. [RANZCP member log-in required].

• Black and blue: bipolar II
• Electroconvulsive therapy
• Side-effects of antipsychotics