College releases new position statement on mental health legislation and the role of psychiatrists.

The article offers information on a position statement "Mental health legislation and psychiatrists: putting the principles into practice" by Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists. It outlines that the statement is carried out in the College's position on the nine Australian and New Zealand Mental Health Acts (MHAs). Also mentioned are recommendations of the statement that includes resource and patient treatment and consistent psychiatrist–patient relationships.