Guidelines

BHI Practice Guidelines

The following guidelines have been adopted by the BHI Standards of Practice Committee

We have provided our manual, brochure and toolbox online in pdf format. You will need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader to view these files.

• Evaluation and Treatment Mental Illness in Children, Youth and Adults with DD
• Clinical Practice Guidelines - Risk Assessment
• Eating Disorder Level of Care Criteria
• Eating Disorder Background Information
• Psychosocial Interventions for the Treatment of Bipolar Disorder

Adapted from the Texas Child Medication Algorithm Project:

• Treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder Medication Algorithm
• Medication Algorithm - Strategies for the Treatment of ADD/ADHD and Major Depression
• Medication Algorithm - Strategies for the Treatment of ADD/ADHD with TICS
• Treatment of ADHD with Intermittent Explosive Disorder

BHI has adopted the following Medication Algorithms from the Texas Implementation of Medication Algorithms Project:

• Medication Algorithm - Treatment of Bipolar I Disorder - Currently Hypomanic/Manic
• Medication Algorithm - Treatment of Acute Depressive Episodes in Bipolar I Disorder
• Medication Algorithm - Strategies for the Treatment of Major Depression (Psychotic)
• Medication Algorithm - Strategies for the Treatment of Major Depression (Non-Psychotic)
• Medication Algorithm - Treatment of Schizophrenia
• Antipsychotic Side Effect Algorithm