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OFFICE OF CLINICAL LEADERSHIP
Best Practice Guidelines
The Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities,
in cooperation with the TDMHDD Advisory Panel on Best Practice Guidelines,
has developed guidelines for use by psychiatrists, primary care
physicians, psychologists, health service providers, nurses, nurse
clinicians, physician extenders, social workers and other health
care professionals to:
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Promote high quality of care for
adults and children served by Tennessee’s
public health system.
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Aid in identification, evaluation
and provisions of effective treatment for persons
with severe mental illness and severe emotional
disorders
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Promote continuity of care through establishment
of uniform treatment options and the best use of multidisciplinary
treatment resources.
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Best
Practice Guidelines
Behavioral Health Services
For Children and Adolescents
July 2007, Revised April, 2008
This 232-page document covers anxiety disorders; attention deficit disorders; autism spectrum disorders; disruptive disorders (including oppositional defiant and conduct disorders); mood disorders (including depressive and bipolar disorders); schizophrenia; and substance use disorders in children and adolescents. The guidelines further include information on system of care; copies of screening tools; and other resources such as Internet links to fact sheets and brochures. Limited information is also presented on the following disorders: adolescent sex offenders; eating disorders; mental retardation and comorbid psychiatric disorders; and reactive attachment disorders.
In addition to DSM-IV criteria for each disorder, evidence-based practice (EBP) treatment options and bibliotherapy are provided. The document is available in PDF form by clicking on the name above.
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Best Practice Guidelines
Adult Behavioral Health Services
July 2002
This 46-page document covers anxiety,
bipolar disorders, major depressive disorders,
dissociative disorders, schizophrenia
and mental retardation and comorbid disorders
in adults.
Copyright laws regarding content do not permit us to post
these guidelines on our web site. This document is available
through community mental health providers and from the department’s
Office of the Clinical Leadership at (615) 532-6564. |
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