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Behavioral Health Practice Guidelines

UPMC Health Plan Behavioral Health Services uses the American Psychiatric Association (APA) Guidelines for Major Depressive Disorder (Second Edition) and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Principles of Drug Addiction Treatment: A Research Based Guide to help you and your provider make decisions about appropriate treatment for depressive disorders or drug addictions.

To obtain copies of these guidelines, please contact UPMC Health Plan Behavioral Health Services at 1-888-251-0083 Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. TTY users can call 1-877-877-3580. These can also be accessed on the web by clicking here for the APA guideline on Major Depressive Disorder and clicking here for the NIDA guideline on drug addiction treatment.

UPMC Health Plan Behavioral Health Services welcomes your input regarding these guidelines. If you wish to provide feedback on the guidelines, please contact UPMC Health Plan Behavioral Health Services at 1-888-251-0083 Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (TTY Line: 1-877-877-3580) and ask for a Quality Management Representative.

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