Annually, Evernorth Behavioral Health reviews and adopts clinical practice guidelines relevant to the provision of acute and chronic behavioral health services to participants. By considering only published guidelines from recognized sources, Evernorth Behavioral Health supports guidelines that are written and revised with appropriate peer review based on scientific evidence, professional standards and expert opinion, and are known to be effective in improving health outcomes.

Evernorth Behavioral Health uses guidelines from:

• American Academy of Pediatrics
• American Psychiatric Association
• American Society of Addiction Medicine
• Canadian Psychiatric Association
• Center for Disease Control
• National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
• The NIH Clinical Center

The following guidelines are currently approved for use:

• Acute Stress Disorder and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (available on the APA website)
• ADHD: Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents (available on the Clinical Care of ADHD | Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) | CDC website)
• Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias of Late Life (available on the APA website)
• Anxiety Guidelines (Generalized Anxiety, Panic Disorders, Phobias, OCD and PTSD) (Available on the Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD) and Panic Disorder (PD) - PMC)
• Bipolar Disorder (available on the APA website)
• Borderline Personality Disorder (available on the APA website)
• CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain (found on the CDC website)
• Delirium (available on the APA website)
• Eating Disorders (available on the APA website)
• Helping Patients Who Drink Too Much: A Clinician's Guide (found on the NIAA website)
• HIV/AIDS (available on the APA website)
• Major Depressive Disorder (available on the APA website)
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (available on the APA website)
• Panic Disorder (available on the APA website)
• Pharmacological Treatment of Patients with Alcohol Use Disorder (available on the APA website)
• Psychiatric Evaluation of Adults (available on the APA website)
• Schizophrenia (available on the APA website)
• Substance Use Disorders Screening and Assessment (available on the APA website)
• Suicidal Behaviors (available on the APA website)
• Use of Antipsychotics to Treat Agitation or Psychoses in Patients with Dementias (available on the APA website)