Clinical Practice Guidelines
Cenpatico’s Provider Advisory Committee has endorsed the most recent editions of the following Clinical Practice Guidelines:
Clinical Practice Guidelines
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Clinical Guideline
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Source of Guidelines |
Date Last PAC Adopted |
Date Modified |
| Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with major depressive disorder, third edition. | American Psychiatric Association | 8/9/11 | APA: 10/2010
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| Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with bipolar disorder, second edition. | American Psychiatric Association | 5/11/10 | APA: 11/2005 |
| Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with substance use disorders, second edition. | American Psychiatric Association | 5/11/10 | APA: 2006
Guideline Watch: 4/2007 |
| Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with schizophrenia. Second edition. | American Psychiatric Association | 5/11/10 | APA: 4/2004
Guideline Watch: 9/2009 |
| Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with acute stress disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder | American Psychiatric Association | 5/11/10 | APA: 3/2009 |
| Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with panic disorder, second edition | American Psychiatric Association | 5/11/10 | APA: 1/2009 |
| Practice parameter for the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder. | American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry | 5/11/10 | AACAP: 7/2007 |
| Practice parameters for the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with depressive disorders. | American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry | 5/11/10 | AACAP: 11/2007 |
| Practice parameter for the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with anxiety disorders | American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry | 5/11/10 | AACAP: 2/2007 |
| Practice parameter on the use of psychotropic medication in children and adolescents | American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry | 5/11/10 | AACAP: 4/2009 |
| Practice parameter for the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with oppositional defiant disorder | American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry | 5/11/10 | AACAP: 1/2007
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| Practice parameter for the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with bipolar disorder | American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry | 5/11/10 | AACAP: 1/2007
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| Practice parameter for the psychiatric assessment and management of physically ill children and adolescents | American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry | 5/11/10 | AACAP: 2/2009
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** – Cenpatico endorses the American Association of Pediatricians guideline for ADHD, as it includes a tool kit that assists with diagnosing ADHD and also directs referral if the child has additional behavioral health needs.
These Clinical Practice Guidelines are available on the websites for the American Psychiatric Association (APA) and the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP). Providers are encouraged to review Clinical Practice Guidelines and their accompanying updates regularly.

