Bipolar Disorder
American Psychiatric Association Practice Guideline – Treatment of Patients with Bipolar Disorder, Second Edition, April 2002. Guideline Watch 2005. http://psychiatryonline.org/guidelines.aspx
Major Depressive Disorder
American Psychiatric Association Practice Guideline – Treatment of Patients with Major Depressive Disorder, Third Edition, November 2010. http://psychiatryonline.org/guidelines.aspx
Depressive Disorders
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry – Practice Parameter for the Assessment and Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Depressive Disorders, November 2007. http://www.aacap.org/galleries/PracticeParameters/Vol 46 Nov 2007.pdf
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry – Practice Parameter for the Assessment and Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, July 2007. http://www.aacap.org/galleries/PracticeParameters/JAACAP_ADHD_2007.pdf
Substance Use Disorders – Adults
American Psychiatric Association – Treatment of Patients with Substance Use Disorders, Second Edition, May 2006. Guideline Watch April 2007. http://psychiatryonline.org/guidelines.aspx
Substance Use Disorders in Children and Adolescents
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry – Practice Parameter for the Assessment and Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Substance Use Disorders, June 2004. http://www.aacap.org/galleries/PracticeParameters/substanceUseDisorder.pdf
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