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Scientific Foundation

  • Advanced pathophysiology and pharmacology
  • Advanced psychopharmacology (pharmacokinetics, EPS, NMS)
  • Neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, and neurodevelopment
  • Psychogenomics
  • Advanced physical assessment
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SECTION 2

Advanced Practice Skills

  • Clinical interviewing and motivational interviewing
  • Health promotion and disease prevention
  • Selection and interpretation of mental health and substance use screening tools (PHQ-9, GAD-7, Vanderbilt ADHD)
  • Mental status exam
  • Psychiatric emergency management
  • Psychoeducation
  • Recovery and resilience promotion
  • Risk assessment
  • Selection and interpretation of substance use screening tools
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SECTION 3

Diagnosis and Treatment

  • DSM-5-TR diagnostic criteria and differential diagnosis
  • Complementary and alternative treatments
  • Diagnostic and laboratory test interpretation
  • Diagnosis
  • Evidence-based psychopharmacotherapeutic and pharmacotherapeutic management
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SECTION 4

Psychotherapy and Related Theories

  • Psychotherapy principles (CBT, humanistic, interpersonal)
  • Change theories and developmental theories
  • Family theories (structural, narrative)
  • Therapeutic alliance development and management
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SECTION 5

Ethics, Legal Principles, and Cultural Care

  • Patient’s Bill of Rights
  • Scope of confidentiality
  • ANA Scope and Standards of Practice: Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing
  • Cultural and spiritual competence
  • Equity, diversity, and inclusion
  • Ethics in clinical decision making (involuntary treatment, capacity)
  • Patient advocacy (FMLA, accommodations)
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