by NAPP Executive | Jul 29, 2025 | Media Release, News
Several state governments are liberalising the prescription of stimulant medications for attention deficit hyperactivity (ADHD) disorder in children and adults. Most states have a restriction that the medications can only be instituted by paediatricians or...
by NAPP Executive | Jun 8, 2025 | Media Release, News
Gender dysphoria/incongruence in young people is a contested area of medical practice. The National Association of Practising Psychiatrists (NAPP) Guide avoids political, social, religious and ideological positions. Updated versionJuly 2026 Gender...
by NAPP Executive | Jun 5, 2025 | News, Resources
In thinking about the NSW public mental health crisis, one aspect that needs to be considered is the consequences of de-institutionalisation and ‘mainstreaming’. Please see below. Rebuilding Residential Psychiatric Care: Revisiting the Consequences of...
by NAPP Executive | Jan 20, 2025 | News
The RANZCP has just released the summary findings of the commissioned work on the role of long-term psychodynamic psychotherapy for mood disorders completed by the Anna Freud Centre in the UK.  “The key findings outlined below underscore the potential of LTPP...
by NAPP Executive | Sep 16, 2024 | Media Release, News
Australia’s mental health care system is in crisis. Despite numerous national initiatives and a decade of reforms, reports from individuals, families, and support groups nationwide paint a grim picture of mental health care as a system in disarray. This crisis...
