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 1, 2022.
Applied Behavior Analysis
Adapted from The Council of Autism Service Providers
- Applied Behavior Analysis Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder: Practice Guidelines for Healthcare Funders and Managers (2nd edition, 2014) PDF
- Executive Summary: Applied Behavior Analysis Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder: Practice Guidelines for Healthcare Funders and Managers (Reprinted with permission) PDF
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
- Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents
- 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.
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
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Permission granted to link to the American Psychological Association
- PTSD: Clinical Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Adults (February 2017)
Adapted from the American Psychological Association
- 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 Guidelines for the Psychiatric Evaluation of Adults PDF
- Executive Summary: Practice Guidelines for the Psychiatric Evaluation of Adults PDF
Schizophrenia
Adapted from the American Psychiatric Association
- Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients With Schizophrenia PDF
- Executive Summary: Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients With Schizophrenia PDF
- Training: APA Practice Guideline on the Treatment of Patients with Schizophrenia PDF
- Practice Parameter PDF for the Assessment and Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Schizophrenia
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
- TIP 63 Medication for Opioid Use Disorder
Videoconferencing-based telemental health
Adapted from the American Psychiatric Association and the American Telemedicine Association