A 2019 survey identified significant variability of practice characteristics among outpatient psychiatric pharmacists (OPPs), including prescriptive authority. In response to this variability, AAPP launched a project to build consensus and develop practice model statements for psychiatric pharmacists providing direct care in an outpatient setting.
Cindy Gutierrez, PharmD, BCPP CPNP/AAPP President-Elect Associate Chief, Clinical Pharmacy Programs South Texas Veterans Health Care System
Psychiatric pharmacy continues to grow and look to the future with a focus on helping individuals recover from mental health and substance use disorders.
Rosana Steavenson, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP Program Manager, Mental Health Clinical Pharmacy Programs; Mental Health Clinical Pharmacy Practitioner South Texas Veterans Health Care System San Antonio, TX Chair, Theory to Practice Case Editorial Board
Carla Cobb, PharmD, BCPP Psychiatric Pharmacist Capita Consulting Billings, MT
Glen L. Stimmel, PharmD Professor Emeritus of Clinical Pharmacy, Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences Titus Family Department of Clinical Pharmacy University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA CPNP Past President
Julie Dopheide, PharmD, BCPP Professor of Clinical Pharmacy, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA CPNP Commission on Innovation and Advancement Committee Member
This style guide has been created to encourage a consistent voice and message across all initiatives regardless of audience. Notes have been added when the context (e.g., patient resources) matters.
Psychiatric pharmacists have enaged in team-based care for 40+ years, and the research is overwhelmingly positive about their contribution to access, outcomes and cost. Given the diverse practice models in use today, you can find results of pharmacist contributions to most types of mental health practice settings.
The studies identified below are part of a systematic review that is pending publication. Methods, additional study details, and meta-analysis will be included in that publication. The table below indicates which types of outcomes were collected in each study.
Dr. Austin Smith, PharmD, BCPP Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders – Clinical Pharmacy Practitioner Robert J. Dole Veterans Affairs Medical Center Dr. Suzanne Azzazy, DO Geriatric Psychiatrist Veterans Affairs Tennessee Valley Healthcare System
Stephen Ingram, DPh, BCPP Clinical Pharmacist Overmountain Recovery Gray, TN
New Name, Same Organization. From the College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists (CPNP) to the American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists (AAPP)
We, the Board of the College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists (CPNP), are excited to announce that, in 2022, our 25th year, CPNP will be renamed the American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists (AAPP).
We are celebrating 25 years of psychiatric pharmacy!
On the Voices of Change Podcast, GTMRx and Carla Cobb, PharmD, BCPP, discuss how people living with mental illnesses and substance use disorders benefit from comprehensive medication management. Dr. Cobb is a psychiatric clinical pharmacist with over 20 years of experience integrating clinical pharmacy services into the primary care setting.
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Allison Beatty, PharmD, BCPP Clinical Pharmacy Practitioner Southern Arizona Veterans Affairs Healthcare System Tucson, AZ With considerations/contributions from: Alex Heyfetz, PharmD
What you need to know about dietary and herbal supplements in mental health.
Natalie Valentino, PharmD, BCPP VA Salt Lake City Healthcare System
Melissa Cloyd, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP, BCGP, DPLA Assistant Pharmacy Director Riverside University Health System – Moreno Valley, CA
Amber Lemons, PharmD, BCPP Clinical Pharmacist Specialist Psychiatry Children’s Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO
Denver Shipman PharmD, BCPP Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center Wichita, KS
2025 Recertification Editorial Board Jade Abudia, PharmD, BCPP Augusta, GA No Relevant Financial Relationships to Disclose