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Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nursing

Integrating Psychotherapy, Psychopharmacology, and Complementary and Alternative Approaches Across the Life Span

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4th Ed.

Kathleen Tusaie, PhD, PMHCNS/NP-BC; Joyce J. Fitzpatrick, PhD, MBA, RN, FAAN, FNAP, FAANP(H)

ISBN-13: 978-0-8261-5478-1

eISBN-13: 978-0-8261-8959-2

Nursing, Psychiatry

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Integrates psychotherapy, pharmacology, and CAM—across syndromes, settings, and the life span

A practice-ready PMHNP text, organized by syndrome—not diagnosis—with clear strategies for comprehensive, patient-centered care. This edition includes clinical cases, treatment algorithms, and expert recommendations grounded in real-world APRN practice. Readers gain skills to integrate medication, therapy, and alternative care methods, with special focus on vulnerable populations, telehealth, and resilience building.

What’s New:

  • • Adds a new chapter on documentation to support high-quality care and continuity
  • • Expands coverage of telehealth and computer-assisted therapy
  • • Updates content to reflect the DSM-5-TR and latest Scope and Standards of Practice
  • • Includes new material on geropsychiatric care and abortion-related mental health
  • • Incorporates recent research on culturally responsive care

Key Features:

  • • Covers integrative psychiatric care with psychotherapy, psychopharmacology, and CAM, organized by syndrome and focused across the lifespan
  • • Equips PMHNPs to deliver comprehensive, evidence-based care using integrative strategies that support clinical confidence and patient outcomes
  • • Features decision trees, clinical cases, and lifespan alerts that promote critical thinking, application, and real-world readiness
  • • Written by renowned psychiatric nursing leaders with decades of clinical, academic, and publishing expertise dedicated to PMHNP education and practice

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