Occasional Papers

Occasional Papers do not constitute College policy. Their distribution has been authorised by the College's officers with the aim of providing information or provoking discussion.

Many of the reports are available in downloadable PDF format. Downloads are free of charge; the prices given are for print copies, where appropriate. (Please note, since January 2012, the majority of College reports are no longer produced in print format.)

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Making up our minds: towards improving our approach to mental health: OP90 Apr 2013 £0.00
Whole-person Care: from rhetoric to reality (Achieving parity between mental and physical health): OP88 Mar 2013 £15.00
RCPsych Annual Review 2012: OP87 Dec 2012 £0.00
Individual Patient Outcome Measures Recommended for Use in Older People’s Mental Health: OP86 Oct 2012 £0.00
Alcohol and Other Drugs: Core Medical Competencies: OP85 Jun 2012 £0.00
Royal College of Psychiatrists Strategic Plan 2012–2015: Excellence, Leadership, Engagement: OP84 Apr 2012 £0.00
Annual Review 2011: OP83 Dec 2011 £0.00
The Equality Act 2010 and adult mental health services: achieving non-discriminatory age-appropriate services: OP82 Dec 2011 £0.00
Prison Transfers: A survey from the Royal College of Psychiatrists: OP81 Dec 2011 £10.00
Leadership and Management Study Guide: OP80 Mar 2012 £0.00
Do the Right Thing: How to Judge a Good Ward: OP79 Jun 2011 £7.50
Outcome Measures Recommended for Use in Adult Psychiatry: OP78 Jun 2011 £7.50
Developing services to improve the quality of life of young people with neurodevelopmental disorders, emotional/neurotic disorders and emerging personality disorder: OP77 Jun 2011 £7.50
Annual Review 2010: OP76 Dec 2010 £0.00
Looking Ahead: Future Development of UK Mental Health Services: OP75 Jun 2010 £5.00
Role of the Consultant Psychiatrist: Leadership and excellence in mental health services: OP74 Jun 2010 £10.00
Supplemental charter, bye-laws and regulations: OP73 Feb 2010 £0.00
Annual Review 2009: OP72 Dec 2009 £0.00
Improving In-patient Mental Health Services for Black and Minority Ethnic Patients: OP71 Feb 2010 £10.00
Mental Health and the Economic Downturn: National priorities and NHS solutions: OP70 Nov 2009 £0.00
Specialist Training in Psychiatry: OP69 Sep 2009 £0.00
Physical Health in Mental Health: OP67 Jan 2009 £0.00
Mentoring and Coaching: OP66 Nov 2008 £10.00
How to set up Rehabilitation and Recovery Services in Ireland: OP64 Nov 2007 £10.00
People with a Learning Disability who Offend: Forgiven but Forgotten?: OP63 Nov 2007 £10.00
A better future now: Position statement on psychiatric services for children and adolescents in Ireland: OP60 Sep 2005 £10.00
Proposed model for the delivery of a mental health service to people with intellectual disability: OP58 Jul 2004 £10.00
The evidence base for the management of imminent violence in learning disability settings: OP57 Mar 2005 £7.50
Child Defendants: OP56 Mar 2006 £7.50
Annual census of psychiatric staffing 2001: OP54 Oct 2002 £7.50
Annual census of psychiatric staffing 2000: OP53 Oct 2001 £7.50
The Management of Schizophrenia Part 1: Pharmacological Treatments: OP51 Sep 2001 £7.50
Annual Census of Psychiatric Staffing 1999: OP50 Nov 2000 £7.50
DC-LD: Diagnostic criteria for psychiatric disorders for use with adults with learning disabilities/mental retardation: OP48 Apr 2001 £20.00
Annual Census of Psychiatric Staffing 1998: OP46 Sep 1998 £7.50
Annual Census of Psychiatric Staffing 1996: OP38 Aug 1997 £7.50
Annual census of psychiatric staffing 1995: OP34 Sep 1995 £5.00

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