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  • The roles and relationships of psychiatrists and other service providers in mental health services

    Collaborative care, Professionalism

    A number of the problems facing psychiatry are identified as having common origins in unresolved issues about teamwork. This position statement aims to identify the issues and formulate recommendations for dealing with these obstacles.

    Position statement
    • Last updated: Jan 2012
    • Published in Australia
    • PS #47b

  • Partnering with carers in mental healthcare

    Addressing health inequities, Collaborative care, Families, whānau & carers, Professionalism

    This position statement affirms the importance and value of respectful and cooperative partnerships between psychiatrists and carers.

    Position statement
    • Last updated: Sep 2021
    • Published in Australia
    • PS #76

  • Partnering with people with lived experience

    Asylum seekers and refugees, Collaborative care, Culturally safe practice, Professionalism

    This position statement has been co-produced by those with lived experience of a mental health condition and psychiatrists.

    Position statement
    • Last updated: Sep 2021
    • Published in Australia
    • PS #62

  • The contribution to practice made by psychiatrists who have a personal experience of mental illness

    Collaborative care, Culturally safe practice, Professionalism

    Many people, including doctors and other health professionals, experience mental health problems at some point in their lives. The RANZCP acknowledges the contribution of psychiatrists with personal experience of mental illness.

    Position statement
    • Last updated: Nov 2016
    • Published in Australia
    • PS #85

  • Recovery and the psychiatrist

    Addressing health inequities, Collaborative care, Professionalism

    Recovery is an important principle in psychiatry, with transformative potential for all people with mental illness.

    Position statement
    • Last updated: Mar 2016
    • Published in Australia
    • PS #86

  • The relevance of religion and spirituality to psychiatric practice

    Addressing health inequities, Collaborative care, Ethics

    This position statement provides guidance to psychiatrists on how consideration of religion and/or spirituality can improve outcomes for people living with mental illness.

    Position statement
    • Last updated: Jun 2018
    • Published in Australia
    • PS #96

  • Enabling supported decision making

    Addressing health inequities, Collaborative care, Culturally safe practice, Families, whānau & carers, Professionalism

    This paper aims to influence the increased uptake and future embedding of Supported Decision Making in clinical practice by psychiatrists working in the Victorian Mental Health Service. PDF Position statement

    Position statement
    • Last updated: May 2018
    • Published in Victoria

  • Mental health for the community

    Addressing health inequities, Collaborative care, Culturally safe practice, Ethics, Families, whānau & carers, Professionalism

    This document outlines principles that underpin the effective delivery of mental health services to the community.

    Position statement
    • Last updated: Feb 2018
    • Published in Australia
    • PS #73

  • Relationships between old age psychiatry and geriatric medicine

    Addressing health inequities, Collaborative care, Culturally safe practice, Ethics, Old age, Professionalism

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

    Position statement
    • Last updated: Oct 2022
    • Published in Australia
    • PS #31