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Guidelines
ACPMH draws on our research and policy development experience to develop best practice guidelines for the assessment, screening and treatment of a range of mental health problems in the general, and military and veteran communities.
- Australian Guidelines for the Treatment of Adults with Acute Stress Disorder and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
- Anger Practice Guidelines
Australian Guidelines for the Treatment of Adults with Acute Stress Disorder and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Printed copies of the guidelines and practitioner guide can be ordered at minimal cost.
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You can download the following Guidelines resources to suit your different needs at no charge:
- A brief practitioner guide (PDF)
- Information for people with ASD or PTSD, their families and carers (PDF)
- The full guidelines (PDF)
- The complete appendices to the full guidelines (ZIP)
- Specific populations and trauma types (PDF)
- Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders
- Refugees and Asylum Seekers
- Military and Emergency Service Personnel
- Motor Vehicle Accident and other Injury Survivors
- Victims of Crime
- Sexual Assault
- Natural Disasters
- Terrorism
- Treatment Guidelines DVDs
- PTSD Clinical Treatment Algorithm
(It should be noted that irrespective of any funding provided by the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA), the content of the algorithm is not necessarily the view of, and is not endorsed by, the Minister of Veterans’ Affairs or DVA.)
Treatment Guidelines DVDs
To order the practitioner DVD, “The Australian Guidelines for the Treatment of Adults with Acute Stress Disorder and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder”, please click here.
To order the community DVD, "Recovery from Trauma: What Works”, please use click here.
Two DVDs have been created to help bring the Guidelines recommendations to life. One has been created for practitioners and one for people affected by trauma in the community. The practitioner DVD explains the key elements of best practice treatment using case studies. The community DVD explains reactions to trauma and how treatment works. These have been produced in collaboration with the Rural Health Education Foundation. A copy of the community DVD is included on the practitioner DVD and a separate copy of the community DVD is included with every order of a practitioner DVD.
Anger Management Guidelines
Download a copy (PDF)
Click here for information about the Treatment principles for VVCS - Veterans and Veterans Families Counselling Service anger management programs.