Behavioral Health Clinical Practice & Preventive Health Guidelines
Preventive health and clinical practice guidelines are based on the health needs and opportunities for improvement identified as part of the Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement (QAPI) program. Whenever possible, Nebraska Total Care adopts preventive and clinical practice guidelines that are published by nationally recognized organizations or government institutions as well as state-wide collaborative and/or a consensus of healthcare professionals in the applicable field.
Updated: 05/2025
Behavioral Health Condition/Disease
- Guidance on Strategies to Promote Best Practice in Antipsychotic Prescribing for Children and Adolescents (March 2019) - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA)
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder And Panic Disorder In Adults - American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)
- Clinical Practice Guideline for the Assessment and Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Anxiety Disorders (May 2020) - American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
- Clinical Practice Review for Social Anxiety Disorder (2015) - Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA)
- Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents (2019,Correction March 2020) - American Academy of Pediatrics
- Identification, Evaluation, and Management of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (2020) - American Academy of Pediatrics
- Applied Behavior Analysis Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder Third Edition (April 2024) - The Council of Autism Service Providers (CASP)
- Practice Parameters for Telehealth-Implementation of Applied Behavior Analysis, Second Edition (2021) - The Council of Autism Service Providers (CASP)
- Management of Bipolar Disorder (BD) (2023) - United States Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DoD)
- Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients with Borderline Personality Disorder, Second Edition - American Psychiatric Association (APA)
- Practice Guideline on the Use of Antipsychotics to Treat Agitation or Psychosis in Patients with Dementia (2016) - American Psychiatric Association (APA)
- Evaluation of Dementia and Age-Related Cognitive Change (PDF) (2021) - American Psychological Association (APA)
- Management of Major Depressive Disorder (2022) - United States Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DoD)
- Nonpharmacologic and Pharmacologic Treatments of Adults in the Acute Phase of Major Depressive Disorder: A Living Clinical Guideline - American College of Physicians (ACP)
- Clinical Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Depression Across Three Age Cohorts (2019) - American Psychological Association APA)
- Clinical Practice Review for Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) (2020) - Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA)
- Clinical Practice Guideline for the Assessment and Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Major and Persistent Depressive Disorders (PDF) (May 2023) - American Academy of Child and Adolescent
- Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients with Eating Disorders, Fourth Edition (2023) - American Psychiatric Association (APA)
- Clinical Practice Guideline for Multicomponent Behavioral Treatment of Obesity and Overweight in Children and Adolescents (March 2018) - American Psychological Association (APA)
- Clinical Practice review for OCD (2015) - Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA)
- Practice Parameter for the Assessment and Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (2012) - American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
- Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Substance Use Disorders (2021) - United States Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DoD)
- Clinical Guidance for Treating Pregnant and Parenting Women With Opioid Use Disorder and Their Infants (PDF) (January 2018) - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
- Federal Guidelines for Opioid Treatment Programs (March 2024) - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
- National Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder (2020) - American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM)
- American Society of Addiction Medicine. ASAM Criteria 4th Edition (2023) - American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM)
- Practice Guideline for the Pharmacological Treatment of Patients with Alcohol Use Disorder (2018) - American Psychiatric Association (APA)
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Evidence-based Practices Resource Center - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
- Opioid Use and Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnancy. ACOG Committee Opinion Number 711 (2012, reaffirmed 2021) - The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)
- Clinical Practice Guideline on the Management of Stimulant Use Disorder - American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM)
- Clinical Practice Guideline on Alcohol Withdrawal Management - American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM)
- Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Acute Stress Disorder (2023) - United States Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DOD)
- Clinical Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in Adults (2017) - American Psychological Association (APA)
- Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients With Schizophrenia Third Edition (2020) - The American Psychiatric Association (APA)
- Management of First-Episode Psychosis and Schizophrenia (2023) - United States Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DoD)
- Clinical Practice Guideline for the Assessment and Management of Patients at Risk for Suicide (2024) - Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense (VA/DoD)
- Suicide Prevention (2023) - National Institute of Mental Health (NIH)
- Suicide Prevention (February 2023) - American Psychiatric Association (APA)
- Zero Suicide Consensus Guide for Emergency Departments - Zero Suicide, Education Development Center (EDC)
- Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Transgender and Gender Nonconforming People (PDF) (2015) - American Psychiatric Association (APA)
- Endocrine Treatment of Gender-Dysphoric/Gender-Incongruent Persons: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline (2017, updated 2018) - Endocrine Society
- WPATH Standards of Care for the Health of Transsexual, Transgender, and Gender Nonconforming People, Version 8 (2022) - World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH)
- Health Care for Transgender and Gender Diverse Individuals Number 823 (March 2021, reaffirmed 2024) - American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)