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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
• Alcohol Practice Guidelines

Australian Guidelines for the Treatment of Adults with Acute Stress Disorder and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Click here for information about these guidelines.

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)
• The section for special populations 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

A summary of the key treatment recommendations of the Australian Guidelines for the Treatment of Adults with Acute Stress Disorder and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder is being prepared for practitioners. We are currently developing this document in collaboration with the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists and it will be available from this website in the coming months.

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.

Alcohol Practice Guidelines

Download a copy from the Department of Veterans' Affairs website

These Guidelines were developed for the Department of Veterans' Affairs. Click here for more information.