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Behavioral Health Practice Guidelines

Community Care uses the American Psychiatric Association (APA) Guideline for Major Depressive Disorder (Second Edition) and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Principles of Drug Addiction: A Research Based Guide to help you and your provider make decisions about your treatment for these issues.

Behavioral health practice guidelines can help providers and members make decisions about treatment and ensure the best care.  For example, in the beginning of treatment for depression, it can be helpful to see your provider each week.  It can also be helpful to continue to receive drug abuse treatment even after you stop taking drugs.  Community Care recommends staying in treatment for both depression and drug abuse because we believe that continued treatment can help you in your recovery.

To get a copy of these guidelines, please call the Community Care office in your county.  You can also get them by clicking here for the APA guideline on Major Depressive Disorder and here for the NIDA guideline on treatment for drug abuse.

Community Care welcomes your input on these guidelines.  If you would like to talk to us about the guidelines, please call the Community Care office in your county.

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