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Ordering mental health publications

A hard copy of a publication can be ordered online by filling out the details below and pressing "Send order" at the bottom of the page - we do not ship outside of Australia. Some items are available in limited quantities only. (Information provided by you is not forwarded to any other party for other purposes)

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Publications


Patient rights booklets: About your rights

Copies of the following booklets can be ordered by completing the order form below. If you need other booklets from the About your rights series or booklets in other languages, they are available for you to download and print by clicking here.

This following list is divided into booklets relevant for most mental health services, and booklets that should generally only be ordered by the Victorian Institute for Forensic Mental Health (the forensic and security patients booklets).

Please only order the quantity you need, as only limited quantities are available.

Booklets relevant to all mental health services

Document Title Qty
Involuntary patients: About your rights (January 2007)
- English (maximum order: 2 for individuals, 250 for organisations)
Restricted involuntary treatment orders: About your rights (March 2007)
- English (maximum order: 2 for individuals, 10 for organisations)
Electroconvulsive therapy: About your rights (December 2004)
- English (maximum order: 2 for individuals, 250 for organisations)
Major non-psychiatric treatment: About your rights (December 2004)
- English (maximum order: 2 for individuals, 20 for organisations)
Non-custodial supervision orders About your rights (December 2004)
- English (maximum order: 2 for individuals, 10 for organisations)

Booklets generally only to be ordered by individuals or the Victorian Institute of Forensic Mental Health

Document Title Qty
Forensic patients: About your rights (December 2004) Can be downloaded
 N/A
Security patients: About your rights (March 2007) - English (maximum order: 2 for individuals, 10 for organisations)

Simple language information for people on psychotropic medication

Document Title Qty
Antidepressants (February 2004) - Out of print. Can be downloaded N/A
Carbamazepine (Tegretol / Teril / Carbium) (February 2004) - Out of print. Can be downloaded N/A
Atypical antipsychotics (Neuroleptics) including Clozapine (Clozaril / Clopine) (February 2004) - Out of print. Can be downloaded N/A
Lithium carbonate (Lithicarb, Quilonum SR) (February 2004) - Out of print. Can be downloaded N/A
Typical neuroleptics (AntiPsychotics) (February 2004) - Out of print. Can be downloaded N/A
Sodium valproate (Epilim / Valpro) (February 2004) - Out of print. Can be downloaded N/A

Outcome measurement brochures

Document Title Qty
Outcome Measurement brochure - CAMHS - young person (June 2004)
Outcome Measurement brochure - CAMHS - parent/carer (June 2004)
Outcome Measurement brochure - CAMHS - teacher (June 2004)
Outcome Measurement brochure - ADULT - consumer (June 2004) N/A Reprint pending
Outcome Measurement brochure - ADULT - carer (June 2004)
Outcome Measurement brochure - AGED - consumer (June 2004)
Outcome Measurement brochure - AGED - carer (June 2004)

All other mental health publications

Document Title Qty
Because Mental Health Matters: A new focus for mental health and wellbeing in Victoria Consultation paper summary - May 2008
Because Mental Health Matters: A new focus for mental health and wellbeing in Victoria Consultation paper (main paper) - May 2008
CAMHS in communities Working together to provide mental health care for Victoria's children and young people - September 2006
Caring together: An action plan for carer involvement in Victorian public mental health services - July 2006
Cultural diversity plan for Victoria's specialist mental health services 2006 - 2010
Clinical mental health service responses for people with eating disorders in Victoria - October 2007
Families where a parent has a mental illness A service development strategy - February 2007
Families & mental health - a parenting resource kit
The Framework for Service Delivery - Child and Adolescent Services (April 1996)
The gender sensitivity and safety in adult acute inpatient units project Final report - May 2008
General Adult Community Mental Health Services: Guidelines for Service Provision (July 1996)
New Directions for Victoria's Mental Health Services. The Next Five Years (September 2003)
Non-custodial supervision orders Policy and procedure manual (October 2007)
Nursing Today Poster: "Psychiatric nursing - helping people get their lives back" (October 2002)

 

Last updated: 31 July, 2008
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