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This free collection of essentials provides resources, references, and clinical pearls for practitioners beginning to practice in psychiatry.

Toolkit on Alcohol Use Disorder with quick tips and guideline summaries: Screening/Diagnosis, Alcohol Withdrawal, Maintenance Treatment of AUD, Special Populations and Treatment, Co-occurring Disorders, Harm Reduction Strategies, Resources and References.

The Journal of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (JACCP), is creating a themed issue titled “Breaking the Cycle: Advancing Substance Use Disorder Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery”. Submissions (due 7/15/25) may focus on clinical, economic, social, implementation, or other forms of outcomes; innovative team-based care models; and other opportunities to advance the care and treatment of patients with substance use disorders.

Membership in AAPP brings numerous benefits as listed below. This member toolkit provides you a convenient location to explore information and benefits associated with a AAPP membership.

For patients with psychiatric and neurologic illness, there are many barriers to accessing optimal care, including (to name a few) lack of information, limited financial resources, inadequate transportation, and stigma.  The American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists (AAPP) Foundation envisions a world where individuals with mental health disorders receive optimal care because psychiatric pharmacists are an essential member of the health care team.

This web site is packed with resources to assist health care professionals. If you are looking for information on a specific topic, start with the site search. If you are looking for general continuing education, visit the course catalog. If you want to stay current on the latest developments in the field, then take a few minutes to join AAPP.

Thanks to our partnership with Current Psychiatry (CP) published through Quadrant Healthcom Inc., another Savvy Psychopharmacology article was featured in the January 2020 edition of Current Psychiatry. The goal of this section is to present an evidence-based discussion to guide safe, effective prescribing of psychotropic medications. Eva Studer, MD, Tawny L. Smith, PharmD, BCPP, and Smitha Murthy, MD, authored this article on Valproic acid-induced hyperammonemic encephalopathy.

Viana Salinas, PharmD, has tips for pharmacy trainees working in an interdisciplinary team! As a current trainee, both personal and professional growth are key to avoid undermining my potential and success. Attaining growth in both simply cannot be taught, but must be achieved through learning experiences that an individual is presented with.

My teaching philosophy is deeply influenced by my mother, who dedicated her life to her students. From her, I learned that every individual deserves to be treated with dignity, respect, and compassion. I strive to create a nurturing environment where each learner feels supported, recognizing that they are unique individuals with their own stories, backgrounds, and challenges.

Generations are often used to define an age cohort of people, typically spanning a 15–20-year period.1 The current pharmacy workforce is composed of three generations; Baby Boomers (born 1946-1964), Generation X (born 1965 to 1980), and Millennials (born 1980-1996). The next generation to enter pharmacy school and the workforce is Generation Z (Gen Z) born 1997-2012.

CPNP ran web polls 2004-2011. Browse the pages below to view the polls by year.

2024 Residency Program Director Survey Results AnnouncedPrecepting Gen Z LearnersCreating an Inclusive Environment in EducationIntegrating Interdisciplinary Learning in Practice

It never ceases to amaze me how quickly the months and years pass. Seems like yesterday we were at AAPP 2024 with many of you, and now we are in the final weeks of 2024 fresh off our November Board retreat where we evaluated goals, strategies, and measures of success for your association. During the retreat, we set our eyes on the future and acted to evolve our strategic planning processes to be more fluid and continual to support quick reaction and shifts as needed.

View entire position paper Summary Psychiatric pharmacists have specialized training and experience that allow them to effectively provide comprehensive medication management to patients with psychiatric and/or neurological disorders as part of a healthcare team. Comprehensive medication management (CMM) helps patients reach clinical goals of treatment, improve outcomes, and reduce overall healthcare costs.

We know you are living and breathing the rapidly changing health care and pharmacy environment we operate within, and we urge you to plan for how you and your organization can best position psychiatric pharmacy. As AAPP enters this strategic planning cycle and begins to consider future directions and actions, we will be working to define the role of psychiatric pharmacists in these areas so that others don't do so on our behalf.

Complete your volunteer interest profile/application on or before November 19! AAPP is truly a member-driven organization with 1 in 6 members volunteering for AAPP in some capacity. From now through November 19, AAPP is encouraging members to sign up to serve on one of over 25 committees, councils, editorial boards, and/or task forces.

The matter of potential conflicts of interest can best be handled by adopting and implementing a policy which describes conflicts which need to be avoided, requires full disclosure and avoidance of potential conflict situations, and sets forth procedures for dealing with the matter of conflicts, both periodically and as actual situations arise.

CPNP News President's Message Dear Colleagues, It is time for change at CPNP. Like any large organization, progress is sometimes laborious but an effective group makes sure the wheels continue to turn. Since CPNP had not revised its strategic plan since 2004, we felt that the time was right to do so.

CPNP News President's Letter September evokes emotions, positive or negative, associated with fall colors, shorter days, and back to school. For many, this is a time to get back into full swing with work, careers, school, projects, etc. This is certainly true for CPNP as an organization as the 2008-2009 board and committees are gearing up with many activities.