Mental Health Guidelines

Follow the links below to find guidelines on managing mental health issues and mental illnesses.

Reviewed June 2008

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Title:   The Australian Guidelines for the Treatment of Adults with Acute Stress Disorder and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Publisher:   National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
Description:   Australian health practitioners now have their own guidelines to help people with acute stress disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder (ASD and PTSD).
Date:   Feb 2007
Title:   National clinical guidelines and procedures for the use of buprenorphine in the treatment of opioid dependence
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   These Guidelines and Procedures are targeted at prescribers and dispensers of buprenorphine, especially general practitioners working in the area who have some experience in treating heroin dependence. The guidelines cover the maintenance and withdrawal programs using buprenorphine.
Date:   Oct 2006
Title:   Anorexia nervosa: Australian treatment guide for consumers and carers
Publisher:   The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists
Description:   This treatment clinical practice guideline is for adolescents and adults who have anorexia nervosa or who believe they are at risk of developing it. The guide contains the latest research available on anorexia nervosa and recommendations from recovered consumers to assist you to choose the best kind of treatment.
Date:   Jun 2005
Title:   Australian and New Zealand clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of depression
Publisher:   Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists
Description:   These guidelines focus on moderate to severe depression in adults treated by mental health professionals. Treatment choices and recommendations are discussed.
Date:   Dec 2004
Title:   Australian and New Zealand clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of panic disorder and agoraphobia
Publisher:   Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists
Description:   These guidelines present evidence-based treatments for panic disorder and agoraphobia. Both psychological and evidence-based pharmacological approaches to treatment for these chronic and disabling conditions are discussed.
Date:   Dec 2004
Title:   Australia and New Zealand Clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of bipolar disorder
Publisher:   Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists
Description:   This guideline provides evidence-based recommendations for the management of bipolar disorder by phase of illness, that is acute mania, mixed episodes and bipolar depression, and the prophylaxis of such episodes. It specifies the roles of various medications and psychological treatments.
Date:   Dec 2004
Title:   Australia and New Zealand clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of anorexia nervosa
Publisher:   Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists
Description:   It is extremely difficult to draw general conclusions about the efficacy of specific treatment options for AN. There are few controlled clinical trials and their quality is generally poor. These guidelines necessarily rely largely upon expert opinion and uncontrolled trials.
Date:   Sep 2004
Title:   Treating alcohol problems: guidelines for alcohol and drug professionals
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   This booklet is based on the Guidelines for the Treatment of Alcohol Problems and the supporting document, The Treatment of Alcohol Problems: A Review of the Evidence. The project has been funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing, and developed by the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre.
Date:   Feb 2004
Title:   Treating alcohol problems: guidelines for general practitioners
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   This booklet is based on the Guidelines for the Treatment of Alcohol Problems and the supporting document, The Treatment of Alcohol Problems: A Review of the Evidence. The project has been funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing, and developed by the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre.
Date:   Feb 2004
Title:   Treating alcohol problems: guidelines for hospital staff
Publisher:   Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   This booklet provides hospital staff with the latest advice on evidence based treatments for problem drinking, including alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence.
Date:   Feb 2004
Title:   Summary Australian and New Zealand clinical practice guideline for the treatment of schizophrenia
Publisher:   Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists
Description:   Provides a summary of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Schizophrenia.
Date:   Jun 2003
Title:   Summary Australian and New Zealand clinical practice guideline for the management of adult deliberate self-harm (2003)
Publisher:   Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists
Description:   This guideline covers self-harm regardless of intent. It discusses the treatment of patients and the challenges in providing effective services, particularly in light of the need to screen for and manage suicide risk in a diverse patient group.
Date:   Jun 2003
Title:   Alcohol and other drug treatment services 2002-03: Guidelines for collection of the National Minimum Data Set
Publisher:   Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Description:   These guidelines have been prepared as a reference for those involved in collecting and supplying data for the Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Services National Minimum Data Set (AODTS-NMDS)
Date:   Sep 2002
Title:   National practice standards for the mental health workforce
Publisher:   Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing
Description:   This document contains the twelve Practice Standards for those who work in mental health services within the professions of psychiatry, nursing, social work, psychology and occupational therapy.
Date:   Sep 2002
Title:   Guidelines for medical practitioners using sections 110 and 110A of the Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992
Publisher:   Ministry of Health (MoH) (New Zealand)
Description:   The following guidelines are intended to provide users of the Act with some guidance on issues of its interpretation and practical application when the urgent sedation of a person is required.
Date:   Apr 2000
Title:   Detection and management of young people at risk of suicide: guidelines for primary care providers
Publisher:   Ministry of Youth Affairs (NZ)
Description:   The aim of these guidelines is to assist primary care providers to recognise young people, between 12 and 25, at risk of suicide and provide appropriate management or well informed referral to secondary services.
Date:   Sep 1999
Title:   Guidelines for recognising, assessing and treating alcohol and cannabis abuse in primary care
Publisher:   National Health Committee (New Zealand)
Description:   Non-dependent but nonetheless harmful or hazardous levels of alcohol consumption comprise by far the greater proportion of problem drinking in this country. It has been estimated that 20 percent of New Zealanders consume alcohol at a harmful or hazardous level.
Date:   Jul 1999
Title:   The prevention, recognition and management of young people at risk of suicide: development of guidelines for schools
Publisher:   Ministry of Education (NZ)
Description:   This report focuses on identifying young people at risk of harming themselves. It suggests a range of actions from monitoring the young person within the school environment to immediate referral to a specialist mental health service.
Date:   Jul 1997
Title:   Guidelines for the support and management of people with dementia
Publisher:   Ministry of Health (MoH) (New Zealand)
Description:   Dementia is the clinical syndrome characterised by acquired losses of cognitive and emotional abilities severe enough to interfere with daily functioning and quality of life. It is not a specific diagnosis but includes more than 55 illnesses, some of which are non-progressive.
Date:   Jun 1997
Title:   A guide to effective consumer participation in mental health services
Publisher:   Ministry of Health (MoH) (New Zealand)
Description:   This is for providers of mental health services and other services utilised by mental health consumers, and consumers themselves. It explains why consumer participation is useful and necessary and gives strategies for expanding consumer participation.
Date:   Apr 1995
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