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: 08/16/2023
Behavioral Health Condition/Disease
- Clinical Practice Guideline for Multicomponent Behavioral Treatment of Obesity and Overweight in Children and Adolescents (PDF) (March 2018) - American Psychological Association (APA)
- Guidance on Strategies to Promote Best Practice in Antipsychotic Prescribing for Children and Adolescents (PDF) (March 2019) - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA)
- Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents (Correction March 1, 2020) - American Academy of Pediatrics
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder And Panic Disorder In Adults: Management (Updated June 2020) - National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)
- 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)
- Practice Parameter for the Assessment and Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder (February 2014) - American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
- Identification, Evaluation, and Management of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (2020) - American Academy of Pediatrics
- Applied Behavioral Analysis Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder, Practice Guidelines for Healthcare Funders and Managers, Second Edition (PDF) - The Council of Service Providers (CASP)
- Practice Parameters for Telehealth-Implementation of Applied Behavior Analysis, Second Edition (PDF) (2021) - The Council of Service Providers (CASP)
- Management of Major Depressive Disorder (2022) - United States Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DoD)
- Clinical Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Depression Across Three Age Cohorts (2019) - American Psychological Association
- 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
- Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Transgender and Gender Nonconforming People (PDF) (2015) - American Psychiatric Association (APA)
- VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Substance Use Disorders (PDF) (2021) - Department of Veterans Affairs
- American Society of Addiction Medicine. ASAM Criteria 3rd Edition (2013) - American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM)
- 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)
- National Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder (2020) - American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM)
- Federal Guidelines for Opioid Treatment Programs (March 2015) - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
- 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)
- VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Acute Stress Disorder (PDF) (2017) (Update in progress) - United States Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DOD)
- Practice Parameter for the Assessment and Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PDF) (April 2010) - American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
- Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients With Schizophrenia Third Edition (2020) - The American Psychiatric Association American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
- Practice Parameter for the Assessment and Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Schizophrenia (PDF) (2013) - American Academy Of Child And Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
- VA/DoD Clinical Practice Guideline for the Assessment and Management of Patients at Risk for Suicide (2019) - Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense (VA/DoD)
- Suicide Prevention (2022) - National Institute of Mental Health (NIH)
- Suicide Prevention (February 2023) - American Psychiatric Association (APA)