Position Statements 2011

Position Statements are approved by the College’s Policy and Public Affairs Committee and are concise statements of College policy.

These statements are available to download in PDF format (free of charge).

Ethics of psychiatric research (PS02/2011 March 2011) (pdf)

Research can bring major benefits and whenever and wherever possible, ethically sound, high-quality research should be facilitated.

Research priorities for psychiatry (PS01/2011 March 2011) (pdf)

Research is essential to our understanding of mental health and illness and every psychiatrist should have a good grasp of the latest research in their field of practice.