American Dietetic Association: standards of practice and standards of professional performance for registered dietitians (generalist, specialty, and advanced) in behavioral health care.

The authors are members of the Behavioral Health Standards of Practice and Standards of Professional Performance Task Force of the Dietetics in Developmental and Psychiatric Disorders Dietetic Practice Group (DDPD DPG) of the American Dietetic Association. M. Emerson is a clinical dietitian at Spring Harbor Hospital, Westbrook, ME; P. Kerr is a clinical dietitian at North Central Health Care, Wausau, WI; M. Del Carmen Soler is a registered dietitian for Meridian Behavioral Healthcare, Inc, Gainesville, FL; T. Anderson Girard is owner and nutrition consultant at Anderson Nutrition Services, Quincy, MA; R. Hoffinger is an outpatient dietitian at North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System, Gainesville, FL; E. Pritchett is past director of Quality and Outcomes and M. Otto is director of Quality Management at American Dietetic Association headquarters in Chicago, IL. 0002-8223/06/10604-0020$32.00/0