Clinical practice guidelines, psychotherapy and implications for psychiatry

Gil Anaf; Melinda Hill; Shirley Prager; Viv Elton; Philip Morris

doi:10.1177/10398562211054661

Clinical practice guidelines, psychotherapy and implications for psychiatry

Australas Psychiatry. 2023 Jun;31(3):315-318. doi: 10.1177/10398562211054661. Epub 2021 Nov 15.

Authors

Gil Anaf¹, Melinda Hill², Shirley Prager³, Viv Elton⁴, Philip Morris⁵

Affiliations

¹ Consultant Psychiatrist and Psychoanalyst, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
² Consultant Psychiatrist & Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist, Private Practice, Melbourne, VIC Australia.
³ Consultant Psychiatrist, Private Practice, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
⁴ Consultant Psychiatrist and Psychoanalyst, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
⁵ Consultant Psychiatrist Southport, QLD, Australia.

PMID: 34781773
DOI: 10.1177/10398562211054661

Abstract

Objective: The 2020 RANZCP clinical practice guidelines (CPG) for mood disorders, published in January 2021, raise important questions for practice and teaching. The objective of this review is to critically appraise the content of the CPG to examine if it reflects contemporary practice-based evidence.

Conclusion: Our review identifies factual error and notes international criticism. Retraction and amendment of the CPG is needed, particularly in the current political climate.

Keywords: guidelines; policy; psychotherapy.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Humans
Mood Disorders
Psychiatry*
Psychotherapy*