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The 2020 Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists clinical practice guidelines for mood disorders
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Objectives: To provide advice and guidance regarding the management of mood disorders, derived from scientific evidence and supplemented by expert clinical consensus to formulate s that maximise clinical utility. Methods: Articles and information sourced from search engines including PubMed, EMBASE, MEDLINE, PsycINFO and Google Scholar were supplemented by literature known to the mood disorders committee (e.g. books, book chapters and government reports) and from published depression and bipolar disorder guidelines. Relevant information was appraised and discussed in detail by members of the mood disorders committee, with a view to formulating and developing consensus-based recommendations and clinical guidance. The guidelines were subjected to rigorous consultation and external review involving: expert and clinical advisors, key stakeholders, professional bodies and specialist groups with interest in mood disorders. Results: The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists mood disorders clinical practice guidelines 2020 (MDcpg 2020 ) provide up-to-date guidance regarding the management of mood disorders that is informed by evidence and clinical experience. The guideline is intended for clinical use by psychiatrists, psychologists, primary care physicians and others with an interest in mental health care. Conclusion: The MDcpg 2020 builds on the previous 2015 guidelines and maintains its joint focus on both depressive and bipolar disorders. It provides up-to-date recommendations and guidance within an evidence-based framework, supplemented by expert clinical consensus. Mood disorders committee: Gin S Malhi (Chair), Erica Bell, Darryl Bassett, Philip Boyce, Richard Bryant, Philip Hazell, Malcolm Hopwood, Bill Lyndon, Roger Mulder, Richard Porter, Ajeet B Singh and Greg Murray.
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“Some references given by Malhi et al. (2021) need correction (see Online Supplement #9).”
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“Additionally, many pharmacologic treatments are available for both BD and PTSD (Phoenix Australia - Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health, n.d.; Malhi et al., 2015, 2021; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, 2020).”
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“The 2020 RANZCP guidelines (Malhi et al., 2021) provided one (ACE) model, partitioning mood disorders into ‘activity’, ‘cognition’ and ‘emotion’ (ACE-based) states, and provided one model for identifying phenotypes.”
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“This is despite improvements in mental health treatment, new models of recovery-focused care and a shift towards earlier intervention (e.g., Malhi et al., 2021).”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Malhi, G. S., Bell, E., Bassett, D., Boyce, P., Bryant, R., Hazell, P., Hopwood, M., Lyndon, B., Mulder, R., Porter, R., Singh, A. B., & Murray, G.
- Affiliations
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- Consultant Psychiatrist, Perth, WA, Australia
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- University of Otago (NZ)
- Deakin University (AU)
- Swinburne University of Technology (AU)
- Corresponding author
- Malhi, Gin S
- ORCID
- Venue
- Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2020-12-22
- Volume
- 55
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 7-117
- ISSN
- 0004-8674 (ISSN-L)
- 1440-1614
- OpenAlex
- W3145708260
- Semantic Scholar
- aebe450498c0d007898716e02f680b40b9ae3f78
- Cited by
- 614
- References
- 648
- Citations by year
- 2026: 115 · 2025: 131 · 2024: 101 · 2023: 117 · 2022: 82 · 2021: 65 · 2020: 3
- FWCI
- 40.01
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Swinburne figshare (Swinburne University of Technology) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- RANZCP
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology (medical) › Treatment of Major Depression
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Clinical practice guidelines implementation
- Keywords
- mood disorders, depression, bipolar disorder, depression treatment, bipolar disorder management
- MeSH terms
- Australia, Humans, New Zealand, Psychiatry, Societies, Medical, Practice Guidelines as Topic, Mood Disorders
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