The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) has developed a wide range of practice parameters that guide child and adolescent mental healthcare in the USA and internationally. These documents are updated regularly and are designed to support, not replace, the clinical judgement of health practitioners. Currently available practice parameters include:
- ADHD*
Volume 46 July 2007 - Anxiety Disorders*
Volume 46 February 2007 - Assessment of the Family*
Volume 46 July 2007 - Assessment of Infants and Toddlers*
Volume 36 October 1997 Sup - Atypical Antipsychotic Medication
- (Approved by AACAP Council August 2011)
- Autism
Volume 53 February 2014 - Bipolar Disorder*
Volume 46 January 2007 - Cultural Competency
Volume 52 October 2013 - Child Welfare
Volume 54 June 2015 - Conduct Disorder*
Volume 36 October 1997 Sup - Community Systems of Care*
Volume 46 February 2007 - Depressive Disorders*
Volume 46 November 2007 - Disaster Preparedness
Volume 52 November 2013 - Eating Disorders
Volume 54, May 2015 - Electroconvulsive Therapy*
Volume 43 December 2004 - Enuresis*
Volume 43 December 2004 - Forensic Evaluation for Children and Adolescents Who May Have Been Sexually Abused*
- Forensic Assessment
Volume 50 December 2011 - Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Youth
Volume 51 Sept 2012 - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Volume 51 January 2012 - Oppositional Defiant Disorder*
Volume 46 January 2007 - Physically Ill Children*
Volume 48 February 2009 - Post-traumatic Stress Disorder*
Volume 49 April 2010 - Prescribing Psychotropic Medication to Children*
Volume 48 September 2009 - Psychodynamic Psychotherapy with Children
Volume 51 May 2012 - Reactive Attachment Disorder and Disinhibited Social Engagement Disorder
(Approved by AACAP Council November 2015) - Schizophrenia (revised)
Volume 52 September 2013 - Seclusion and Restraint*
Volume 41 February 2002 Sup - Sexually Abusive Children*
Volume 38 December 1999 Sup - Stimulant Medications*
Volume 41 February 2002 Sup - Substance Abuse Disorders*
Volume 44 June 2005 - Suicidal Behavior*
Volume 40 July 2001 Sup - Tic Disorders
Volume 52 December 2013 - Youth in Juvenile Detention and Correctional Facilities*
Volume 44 October 200
* These practice parameters are not considered ‘current’ by AACAP, but are the most recently available versions