Montgomery County, PA

American Association of Community Psychiatrists, Best Practices for Managing Transitions Between Levels of Care. Available through www.pitt.edu

American Association of Community Psychiatrists, Continuity of Care Guidelines for Addictions and Co-Occurring Disorders. Available through www.pitt.edu

American Association of Community Psychiatrists, Principles for the Care and Treatment of Persons with Co-Occurring Psychiatric and Substance Disorders, 2000. Available through www.pitt.edu

Behavioral Health Recovery Management Clinical Guidelines (Texas Medication Algorithm Project, Psychopharmacology Algorithm Project, Provision of Protective Payee Status, EPocrates RX ™, The Impact of Stigma on Service Access and Participation, Illness Self Management, Assertive Community Treatment for People with Mental Illness, Best Practice Guidelines for Consumer-Delivered Services,  Dual Disorders Service Planning Guidelines, Motivational Enhancement for Dually Diagnosed Consumers, Dual Disorders Psychopharmacology Algorithm Project). Available through www.bhrm.org

Curtis, L. and Jonikas, J., SAFETY FIRST: Personal Safety and Risk Management for Assertive Community Treatment Teams, Mental Health Services Research Program of the University of Illinois at Chicago, 1999.  (Phone number: 312/422-8180)

DeFrancisci, M., Reinventing the Primary Therapist Model: an Integrative Approach to Treatment and Rehabilitation, Psychotherapy, Spring 1996.

Frese, F.J, Editor, The Role of Organized Psychology in Treatment of the Seriously Mentally Ill, Jossey-Bass, Winter 2000.  Available through www.josseybass.com

Hughes, R and Weinstein, D., Editors, Best Practices in Psychosocial Rehabilitation, 2000. Available through www.iapsrs.org

Magellan Behavioral Health, Clinical Practice Guidelines for Assessing and Managing the Suicidal Patient, 2002.  Available through MBH.

Mowbray, C., et al, Editors, Supported Education and Psychiatric Rehabilitation: Models and Methods, 2002. Available through www.iapsrs.org

New York State Office of Mental Health, Cognitive Dysfunction Associated with Psychiatric Disabilities: A Handbook for Families and Friends of Individuals with Psychiatric Disorders, Medalia and Revheim, 2002.  Available through www.omh.state.ny.us Note: contains a great resource listing of publications and educational materials.

New York State Office of Mental Health Downstate Alliance: Recommendations for the Pharmacological Management of Schizophrenia, 2001.  Available through www.omh.state.ny.us

Sach, G., Systematic Treatment Enhancement Program for Bipolar Disorder (STEP-BD). Available through www.manicdepressive.org and the “Harvard Bipolar Research Program”.

SAMHSA, Anger Management for Substance Abuse and Mental Health Clients, 2002. (manual for service providers and a participant workbook).  Available at www.samhsa.gov

Sallade, M. et al., Outpatient Services: Improving Client Wait Times, No Show Rates, and Related Systems, CAB Health & Recovery Services for RWJ’s Paths to Recovery project, July 2003.  Available through www.pathstorecovery.org

Sallade, M. and Levy, M. Standardizing Group Therapy Based on Common Client Needs for Treatment, CAB Health & Recovery Services for RWJ’s Paths to Recovery project, July 2003.  Available through www.pathstorecovery.org

White, W. et al., A Model to Transcend the Limitations of Addiction Treatment, Behavioral Healthcare Tomorrow, May/June 2003.  Available at www.behavioral.net