Appendix 5 - Select Co-Occurring Mental Health Resources

This section provides health professionals with select resources that are specific to co-occuring mental health disorders, including a range of specific guidelines mental health disorders including suicide risk, anxiety disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, psychoses, among others. Part two of this section proivdes the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10) as a screening tool for mental health comorbidity.

Part 1 - Treatment Guidelines for Mental Health Disorders

• NHMRC Australian Clinical Practice Guidelines Portal
• Royal Australasian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists Guidelines and Resources for Practice
• American Psychiatric Association Clinical Practice Guidelines
• American Psychological Association, Society of Clinical Psychology Research-Supported Psychological Treatments
• NICE National Institute for Health Care and Excellence, UK National Health Service
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (2014), Trauma-Informed Care in Behavioral Health Services: (Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) No. 57)

Suicide Risk

• NSW Health (2005), Framework for Suicide Risk Assessment and Management for NSW Health Staff
• Victorian Department of Health & Human Services (2010), Suicide - Working with the suicidal person: Clinical practice guidelines for emergency departments and mental health services

Anxiety Disorders

• Andrews, G., Bell, C., Boyce, P., Gale, C., Lampe, L., Marwat, O., Rapee, R., & Wilkins, G. (2018). Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of panic disorder, social anxiety disorder and generalised anxiety disorder. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 52(12), 1109–1172

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

• Australian Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health (ACPMH) (2013), Australian guidelines for the treatment of adults with acute stress disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder
• Back, S. E., Foa, E. B., Killeen, T. K., Mills, K. L., Teesson, M., Cotton, B. D., Carroll, K.M., Brady, K. T. (2014a). Concurrent Treatment of PTSD and Substance Use Disorders Using Prolonged Exposure (COPE): Patient Workbook. Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press
• Back, S. E., Foa, E. B., Killeen, T. K., Mills, K. L., Teesson, M., Cotton, B. D., Carroll, K.M., Brady, K. T. (2014b). Concurrent Treatment of PTSD and Substance Use Disorders Using Prolonged Exposure (COPE): Therapist Guide. Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press

Depression

• Malhi, G. S., Bassett, D., Boyce, P., Bryant, R., Fitzgerald, P. B., Fritz, K., et al. (2015). Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists clinical practice guidelines for mood disorders. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 49(12), 1087–1206

Psychoses

• Royal Australasian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (2016), Schizophrenia and related disorders: clinical practice guideline and associated resources

Sleep Disorders

• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (2014), Treating Sleep Problems of People in Recovery from Substance Use Disorders

Impulse Control Disorders

• National Institute for Health Care and Excellence (2018), Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: diagnosis and management NICE guideline (endorsed by RANZCP)

• Canadian ADHD Resource Alliance (2020), Canadian ADHD Practice Guidelines (4.1 Edition) (Endoresed by RANZCP)

Personality Disorders

• Lubman, D. I., Hall, K., Pennay, A., & Rao, S. (2011). Managing borderline personality disorder and substance use. Australian Family Physician, 40(6), 376–381

Eating Disorders

• Hay, P., Chinn, D., Forbes, D., Madden, S., Newton, R., Sugenor, L., Touyz, S., & Ward, W. (2014). Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of eating disorders. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 48(11), 977–1008

Part 2 - Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10)