Prescriptive Practice in Psychiatric Nursing

Compare the Ted Talk video to the NY Times article by Carlat, D. (2010). Mind Over Meds (PDF) https://lmscontent.embanet.com/RC/MSN/NU643/Docs/Mind_Over_Meds.pdf
o How do you view the role of psychiatric medication in the promotion of patient well-being?
o What are the advantages and disadvantages of being a psychopharmacologist versus also integrating psychotherapy in your clinical practice?
o What does the literature say (that is, support for or lack of evidence) for integration of psychotherapy and prescribing by the same clinician (APRN or MD)?
o What evidence supports the use of both psychotherapy and psychopharmacology as the role for the PMHNP to improve patient outcomes?

 

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