Behavioral Health Clinical Guidelines

Guidelines are intended to be flexible. They serve as reference points or recommendations, not rigid criteria. Guidelines should be followed in most cases, but there is an understanding that, depending on the patient, the setting, the circumstances or other factors, care can and should be tailored to fit individual needs.

Behavioral Health Guidelines
Behavioral Health Policies

Condition	Guideline	Source
ADHD	Disorder in Children and Adolescents (Published online October 16, 2011; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2011-2654)	American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
ADHD	Clinical Practice Guideline: Treatment of the School-Aged Child with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (Pediatrics Vol. 108 No. 4 October 1, 2001 pp. 1033 -1044) Practice Parameter for the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AACAP Revised: 7/2007)	American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for SUD	Motivational Enhancement Techniques: Working with Patients with Substance Use Disorders or High Risk Use	SAMHSA
FEP	First Episode Psychosis Fact Sheet RAISE Connection Psychopharmacology Manual Primary Clinician's Manual	NIH
Major Depressive Disorder	Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Members With Major Depressive Disorder Third Edition. (2010)	American Psychiatric Association (APA)
Major Depressive Disorder	Practice parameter for the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with depressive disorder (Revised 11/2007)	American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
Medication Assisted Recovery for SUD	Medication assisted treatment of Opioid Use Disorder Medication for the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder Pocket Guide	SAMHSA
Motivational Enhancement Therapy	Therapy model that focuses on the improvement of an individual's motivation to chance and engage in treatment	National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIH)
Other SUD EBPas recognized by SAMHSA	Alternative Evidence Based Practices for SUD	SAMHSA
SAMHSA ACT	Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) provides highly individualized services to individuals with locally based treatment	SAMHSA
SAMHSA's Illness Management and Recovery	Focuses on self-management strategies for people with severe mental illness to work towards recovery	SAMHSA
SAMHSA's Integrated Dual Disorder Treatment for Co-occurring Disorders	Coinciding treatment for people with a mental health disorder and an alcohol or substance use disorder in addition	SAMHSA
SAMHSA's Family Psychoeducation	Partnering with families of an individual with mental illness to educate and help individuals deal with their condition	SAMHSA
SAMHSA's Supported Employment (Individual Placement and Support)	Evidence based practice that helps people with mental illness acquire part time or full time jobs in their community	SAMHSA
SBIRT	Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) is a public health approach for early intervention	SAMHSA
Seeking Safety	A model that addresses and treats both trauma and addiction	Seeking Safety
Tobacco Cessation	The process of quitting smoking tobacco	Tobacco Recovery Resource Exchange
Twelve-Step Facilitation	Twelve Step Facilitations are structured therapies that are designed to actively engage an individual and help them to refrain from using alcohol or other drugs	National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIH)

The following Behavioral Health guidelines can be found on the Clinical Practice Guidelines section of our website:

Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Depression in Primary Care for Adults Ages 18 and Older

Behavioral Health Policies

The following Behavioral Health and other relevant policies can be found on the corporate Medical Policy section of our website:

Outpatient Behavioral Health Programs Policy provides an overview of all policies including:

Acupuncture
Behavioral Health Treatment of Family and Couples
Biofeedback
Continuing Day Treatment
Creative Arts Therapy
Developmental Evaluation and Testing
Treatment for Gambling
Group Therapy
Handicapped Dependents
Hypnosis (found under Archived Medical Policies)
Neuropsychological Testing
Opioid Addiction Treatment
Phototherapy for Seasonal Affective Disorder (found under Archived Medical Policies)
Power Therapies for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (found under Archived Medical Policies)
Psychological Testing
Psychoanalysis
Vagus Nerve Stimulation
Residential Care/Group Homes/Halfway House
Self Help Diagnosis, Training or Treatment
Social Counseling and Therapy
Therapeutic Schools/Special Schools/Educational Programs
Wilderness/Adventure Camps