Clinical Practice Guidelines
The Quality Improvement/Utilization Management Committee (QI/UM) delegates responsibility for the evaluation of clinical practice guidelines (CPG) to the Provider Advisory Committee (PAC). All the materials on this page, including CPG, condensed versions, Guideline Watch, executive summaries, and TIPS, were readopted by the PAC on March 3, 2020.
Assessment and treatment of patients with suicidal behaviors
Adapted from the American Academy of Pediatrics
- Practice Guideline for the Assessment and Treatment of Patients With Suicidal Behaviors (PDF) (November 2003)
- Executive Summary: Practice Guideline for the Assessment and Treatment of Patients With Suicidal Behaviors (PDF)
- Condensed Clinical Practice Guideline for the Assessment and Treatment of Patients With Suicidal Behavior (PDF)
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Adapted from the American Academy of Pediatrics
- ADHD: Clinical Practice Guideline (PDF) for the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents (November 2011; Pediatrics 128(5): 1007 – 1022, 2011)
- ADHD Clinical Practice Guideline Supplemental Information: Implementing the Key Action Statements: (PDF) An Algorithm and Explanation for Process of Care for the Evaluation, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Monitoring of ADHD in Children and Adolescents
- Executive Summary: Clinical Practice Guidelines for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) (PDF)
- Condensed CPG for ADHD Children (PDF)
- The DSM-5 and Adult ADHD: Introductory Remarks (PDF)
- ADHD Clinical Practice Guideline for Adults (PDF) for the Diagnosis and Management of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Adults (May 2012; American Family Physician 85(9): 890 – 896)
Bipolar disorder
Adapted from the American Psychiatric Association
- Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients With Bipolar Disorder (PDF) (2nd Edition, April 2002)
- Executive Summary: Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients With Bipolar Disorder (PDF)
- Condensed Bipolar Disorder Clinical Practice Guideline for Adults (PDF)
- November 2005 Guideline Watch (PDF). The reference includes the following statement:
This guideline is more than five years old and has not yet been updated to ensure that it reflects current knowledge and practice. In accordance with national standards, including those of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality National Guideline Clearinghouse, this guideline can no longer be assumed to be current. A third edition of this guideline is in development. The November 2005 Guideline Watch associated with this guideline provides additional information that has become available since publication of the guideline, but it is not a formal update of the guideline.
Bipolar disorder in children and adolescents
Adapted from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- Practice Parameter for the Assessment and Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Bipolar Disorder (PDF)
- Executive Summary: Practice Parameter for the Assessment and Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Bipolar Disorder (PDF)
- Condensed Practice Parameter for the Assessment and Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Bipolar Disorder (PDF)
Family-based mental health services (FBMHS)
The Family-Based Mental Health Practice Guidelines (FBPG) (PDF) is the product of a workgroup that consists of consumers, providers, county stakeholders, the Capital Area Behavioral Health Collaborative, and PerformCare. These guidelines are intended to serve four purposes:
- To improve FBMHS service outcomes for members and their families.
- To increase the coherence and consistency of service delivery in the practice of conducting FBMHS.
- To promote continuous quality improvement and best utilization management practices associated with the service delivery of FBMHS.
- To provide a common understanding of the FBMHS level of care and the practice standards within a behavioral health managed care environment.
This FBPG will clarify PerformCare's expectations for providers of FBMHS and serve as a basis for monitoring the quality of FBMHS treatment and programs in the PerformCare provider network. Please note that although the FBPG were designed in compliance with relevant regulation, the FBPG are guidelines adopted by PerformCare and not to be interpreted as statutory or regulatory. These documents should be the basis for FBMHS practice and for the staff delivering these services who should be familiar with these regulations. PerformCare implemented these guidelines in November 2015.
- Executive Summary: Family-Based Mental Health Practice Guidelines (FBPG) (PDF)
- Condensed Clinical Practice Guideline for Family-Based Mental Health Services (FBMHS) (PDF)
Major depressive disorder
Adapted from the American Psychiatric Association
- Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients With Major Depressive Disorder (PDF) (Third Edition, October 2010)
- Executive Summary: Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients With Major Depressive Disorder (PDF)
- Condensed CPG for Major Depressive Disorder (PDF)
Oppositional defiant disorder
Adapted from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- Practice Parameter for the Assessment and Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Oppositional Defiant Disorder (PDF) (January 2007)
- Executive Summary: Practice Parameter for the Assessment and Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) (PDF)
- Condensed Clinical Practice Guidelines for Oppositional Defiant Disorder (PDF)
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Adapted from the American Psychological Association
- PTSD: Clinical Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Adults (PDF) (February 2017)
- Executive Summary: Clinical Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Adults (PDF)
- Condensed Clinical Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in Adults (PDF)
Psychiatric evaluation of adults
Adapted from the American Psychiatric Association
- Practice Guideline for the Psychiatric Evaluation of Adults (PDF) (Second Edition, June 2006)
- Executive Summary: Practice Guideline for the Psychiatric Evaluation of Adults (PDF)
- Condensed Clinical Practice Guideline for the Psychiatric Evaluation of Adults (PDF)
Schizophrenia
Adapted from the American Psychiatric Association
- Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients With Schizophrenia (PDF) (Second Edition, February 2004)
- The American Psychiatric Association Guideline Watch (September 2009): Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients With Schizophrenia (PDF)
This guideline is more than five years old and has not yet been updated to ensure that it reflects current knowledge and practice. In accordance with national standards, including those of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality National Guideline Clearinghouse, this guideline can no longer be assumed to be current. The November 2009 Guideline Watch associated with this guideline provides additional information that has become available since publication of the guideline, but it is not a formal update of the guideline.
- Practice Parameter (PDF) for the Assessment and Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Schizophrenia
- The American Psychiatric Association Treating Schizophrenia:
A Quick Reference Guide (PDF) (February 2004) - Executive Summary: Clinical Practice Guidelines for Schizophrenia (PDF)
- Condensed Clinical Practice Guideline for Treatment of Patients With Schizophrenia (PDF)
Substance use disorders (SUD)
Adapted from the American Psychiatric Association
- Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients With Substance Use Disorders (PDF) (Second Edition, August 2006)
- April 2007 Guideline Watch (PDF). The reference includes the following statement:
This guideline is more than five years old and has not yet been updated to ensure that it reflects current knowledge and practice. In accordance with national standards, including those of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality National Guideline Clearinghouse, this guideline can no longer be assumed to be current. The April 2007 Guideline Watch associated with this guideline provides additional information that has become available since publication of the guideline, but it is not a formal update of the guideline.
- Condensed CPG for SUD (PDF)
- Executive Summary for SUD and TIP (PDF)
- TIP 26 Substance Abuse Among Older Adults (PDF)
- TIP 42 Substance Abuse Treatment for Persons With Co-Occurring Disorders (PDF)
- TIP 32 Treatment of Adolescents With Substance Use Disorders (PDF)