title: Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists clinical practice guidelines for mood disorders.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To provide guidance for the management of mood disorders, based on scientific evidence supplemented by expert clinical consensus and formulate recommendations to maximise clinical salience and utility.
  
  
  METHODS
  Articles and information sourced from search engines including PubMed and EMBASE, MEDLINE, PsycINFO and Google Scholar were supplemented by literature known to the mood disorders committee (MDC) (e.g., books, book chapters and government reports) and from published depression and bipolar disorder guidelines. Information was reviewed and discussed by members of the MDC and findings were then formulated into consensus-based recommendations and clinical guidance. The guidelines were subjected to rigorous successive consultation and external review involving: expert and clinical advisors, the public, key stakeholders, professional bodies and specialist groups with interest in mood disorders.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists clinical practice guidelines for mood disorders (Mood Disorders CPG) provide up-to-date guidance and advice regarding the management of mood disorders that is informed by evidence and clinical experience. The Mood Disorders CPG is intended for clinical use by psychiatrists, psychologists, physicians and others with an interest in mental health care.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The Mood Disorder CPG is the first Clinical Practice Guideline to address both depressive and bipolar disorders. It provides up-to-date recommendations and guidance within an evidence-based framework, supplemented by expert clinical consensus.
  Professor Gin Malhi (Chair), Professor Darryl Bassett, Professor Philip Boyce, Professor Richard Bryant, Professor Paul Fitzgerald, Dr Kristina Fritz, Professor Malcolm Hopwood, Dr Bill Lyndon, Professor Roger Mulder, Professor Greg Murray, Professor Richard Porter and Associate Professor Ajeet Singh.
  Professor Carlo Altamura, Dr Francesco Colom, Professor Mark George, Professor Guy Goodwin, Professor Roger McIntyre, Dr Roger Ng, Professor John O'Brien, Professor Harold Sackeim, Professor Jan Scott, Dr Nobuhiro Sugiyama, Professor Eduard Vieta, Professor Lakshmi Yatham.
  Professor Marie-Paule Austin, Professor Michael Berk, Dr Yulisha Byrow, Professor Helen Christensen, Dr Nick De Felice, A/Professor Seetal Dodd, A/Professor Megan Galbally, Dr Josh Geffen, Professor Philip Hazell, A/Professor David Horgan, A/Professor Felice Jacka, Professor Gordon Johnson, Professor Anthony Jorm, Dr Jon-Paul Khoo, Professor Jayashri Kulkarni, Dr Cameron Lacey, Dr Noeline Latt, Professor Florence Levy, A/Professor Andrew Lewis, Professor Colleen Loo, Dr Thomas Mayze, Dr Linton Meagher, Professor Philip Mitchell, Professor Daniel O'Connor, Dr Nick O'Connor, Dr Tim Outhred, Dr Mark Rowe, Dr Narelle Shadbolt, Dr Martien Snellen, Professor John Tiller, Dr Bill Watkins, Dr Raymond Wu.
authors.affiliation: Discipline of Psychiatry, Kolling Institute, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia CADE Clinic, Department of Psychiatry, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, NSW, Australia gin.malhi@sydney.edu.au.
authors.forename: Gin S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Malhi
authors.affiliation: School of Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia School of Medicine, University of Notre Dame, Perth, WA, Australia.
authors.forename: Darryl
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bassett
authors.affiliation: Discipline of Psychiatry, Sydney Medical School, Westmead Clinical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Boyce
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bryant
authors.affiliation: Monash Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre (MAPrc), Monash University Central Clinical School and The Alfred, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
authors.forename: Paul B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Fitzgerald
authors.affiliation: CADE Clinic, Discipline of Psychiatry, Sydney Medical School - Northern, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: Kristina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fritz
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
authors.forename: Malcolm
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hopwood
authors.affiliation: Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia Mood Disorders Unit, Northside Clinic, Greenwich, NSW, Australia ECT Services Northside Group Hospitals, Greenwich, NSW, Australia.
authors.forename: Bill
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lyndon
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago-Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Roger
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mulder
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychological Sciences, School of Health Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
authors.forename: Greg
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Murray
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago-Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Porter
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC, Australia.
authors.forename: Ajeet B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018692:Antimanic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001315:Australia; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000628:therapy*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000628:therapy; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000628:therapy*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D009520:New Zealand; D056687:Off-Label Use; D011570:Psychiatry; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D012955:Societies, Medical
chemical_list: D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D018692:Antimanic Agents; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents
keywords: Guidelines; bipolar disorder; depression; depressive disorder; management; mania; mood disorders; treatment