American Psychiatric Association practice guidelines

Addington J, el-Guebaly N, Campbell W, et al Smoking cessation treatment for patients with schizophrenia. Am J Psychiatry 135 974-976, 1998 American Psychiatric Association Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients With Substance Use Disorders, 2nd Edition. Washington, DC, American Psychiatric Association (in press)... 

American Psychiatric Association. Practice guidelines for the treatment of patients with schizophrenia. Am J Psychiatry 2004 161(Feb. Suppl) l-56. 

Data from Torrey EF, Knable MB. Surviving Manic Depression A Manual on Bipolar Disorder for Patients, Families and Providers. New York Basic Book, 2002 American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th ed.. Text Revision. Washington, DC American Psychiatric Association, 2000 382-401 and American Psychiatric Association, Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with bipolar disorder (revision). Am J Psychiatry2002 159 1-50. 

American Psychiatric Association. Practice guidelines for major depressive disorder (MDD) in adults. Am J Psychiat 2000 157(Suppl 4) 1 5. 

American Psychiatric Association Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients With Major Depressive Disorder, 2nd Edition. Washington, DC, American Psychiatric Association, 2000... 

American Psychiatric Association Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with bipolar disorder (revision). Am J Psychiatry 159 (4 suppl) 1-50, 2002... 

The role of medication in the treatment of bulimia nervosa seems better established than its role in the treatment of anorexia nervosa. The American Psychiatric Association Practice Guideline for Eating Disorders ( 510) suggests that antidepressants may be useful in bulimia nervosa with or without depression. They may be particularly helpful, however, in those with depression, anxiety, obsessions, or who have failed psychosocial therapies. 

American Psychiatric Association. Practice guideline for eating disorders. Am J Psychiatry 1993 150 212-228. 

Matthews and Mossefin (2006) have summarized the evidence supporting psychotherapy models in PTSD using the American Psychiatric Association Practice Guideline for the Tf eatment of Patients with Acute Stress Disorder and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder as follows ... 

McCrady, B. S., 8c Ziedonis, D. (2001). American Psychiatric Association practice guideline for substance use disorders. Behavior Therapy, 32, 309-336. 

Additional information besides the DSM-IV-TR diagnosis is required before a comprehensive treatment plan can be developed. The American Psychiatric Association Practice Guidelines for Psychiatric Evaluation of Adults offers a more comprehensive approach to patient assessment. It includes a full discussion of the domains needed for a thorough clinical evaluation, including chief complaint history of present illness past psychiatric history general medical history social, family, and occupational history physical and mental status examinations and diagnostic tests. It further describes issues of privacy, evaluations in the elderly, and techniques for working with multidisciplinary teams. ... 

In summary, by using the DSM-IV-TR and the American Psychiatric Association Practice Guidelines, clinicians can evaluate patients... 

Fogel BS, Shellow R. Practice guideline for psychiatric evaluation of adults. In McIntyre JS, Charles SC, Zarin DA, eds. American Psychiatric Association Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders. Compendium 2000. Washington, American Psychiatric Association, 2000 5-26. 

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