Psychiatric pharmacists are advanced practice clinical pharmacists who specialize in mental health care. With an extensive knowledge of medication management, they are skilled at treating the whole patient. They strengthen the mental health team by working directly with patients, improving outcomes and saving lives.
Discover the benefits of having a psychiatric pharmacist as part of the team in collaboration with the health care team, patients and caregivers by downloading these informative resources.
Learn the educational path of a Board Certified Psychiatric Pharmacist, what roles they fulfill as part of the team, common places they practice and the types of medication-related problems they solve.
Video Introduction to Psychiatric Pharmacy
Podcast About Psychiatric Pharmacy and CMM
Dr. Heather Rozea Cooper is a psychiatric pharmacist working for the The Harris Center for Mental Health & IDD to help patients who often have multiple high-risk medications, many with multiple antipsychotics. Find out how she and other BCPPs completed 3,221 patient care interventions.
Dr. Rachel Bauer is a psychiatric pharmacist working for the George E. Wahlen Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center to help patients stay out of the hospital after an admission. Find out how her work coordinating transitions of care is reducing hospitals readmissions.
Dr. Jennifer Nelson is a psychiatric pharmacist working for one of the nation’s largest correctional systems, Dallas County Jail. Find out how her work managing psychiatric medications for pregnant inmates is highly valued by the medical team and obstetrician.
Dr. Danielle Stutzman is a psychiatric pharmacist working for the Children’s Hospital Colorado Pediatric Mental Health Institute. Find out how her work providing medication education and caring for children in various practice settings is making a difference.
Dr. Brittany Vickery is a psychiatric pharmacist working for Advent Health, a community hospital. Find out how her 800+ interventions each year helps patients transition back to home or assisted living facilities as soon and safely as possible.
Dr. Seth Gomez is a psychiatric pharmacist working for Alameda County Behavioral Health Care Services. Find out how his work supporting primary care physicians in providing Medication for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (MOUD) services has brought patient care to another level.
Dr. Bridget Bradley teaches at Pacific University School of Pharmacy and practices as a pharmacist at one of Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center’s primary care clinics in Hillsboro, Oregon. Learn how Dr. Bradley, as the only psychiatric pharmacist within the health center’s five clinics, is essential to the success of the entire mental health team.
Dr. Dana Chiulli is a psychiatric pharmacist at the Ralph H. Johnson Veterans Affairs (VA) Outpatient Clinic in Savannah, Georgia, a satellite of the VA Hospital in Charleston, South Carolina. Learn how Dr. Chiulli improves access to care for Veterans with a wide variety of locations and needs.
Dr. Jeffrey Gold is a psychiatric pharmacist and the psychiatric pharmacy residency director at the Veterans Affairs (VA) Rocky Mountain Regional Medical Center in Denver, Colorado. Find out how he has become an integral part of the treatment team and extended its reach via telehealth.
Dr. Rosana Steavenson is a psychiatric pharmacist and the program manager of the Mental Health Clinical Pharmacy Program at the South Texas Veterans Affairs (VA) Health Care System. Learn how Dr. Steavenson impacts treatment at her practice site and throughout the country.
