Competency in Combining Pharmacotherapy and Psychotherapy: Integrated and Split Treatment

Most clinicians endorse the combination of pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy as
more effective and beneficial than each modality alone, but combining these
treatments can be a complicated and highly variable process.

Competency in
Combining Pharmacotherapy and Psychotherapy: Integrated and Split Treatment is
designed to help psychiatrists at any stage of their career achieve competency
in combining and coordinating pharmacotherapeutic and psychotherapeutic
treatments for the benefit of their patients.

This guide, now in its
updated, second edition, addresses both integrated (single clinician) and
split/collaborative (multiple clinicians) treatments, discussing for each: The
selection of medication and psychotherapy The patient evaluation and opening
Sequencing Evaluating, monitoring, and supervising treatment Terminating and
transitioning patient care

The book also offers a chapter-new to this
second edition-that focuses on primary care access for mental health services in
the context of integrated and split/collaborative care.

The rapid
transformation of clinical care models in new health systems means that
competence in integrated and split/collaborative care is absolutely vital for
long-established clinicians as well as for psychiatric professionals in the
early stages of their careers.

Competency in Combining Pharmacotherapy and
Psychotherapy offers an unrivaled introduction to the complex process of
combining medication and psychosocial treatments, clearly defining the
competencies of combining two modalities. Psychiatric educators should note that
this resource relates to all six main competencies of the Accreditation Council
for Graduate Medical Education: patient care and procedural skills, medical
knowledge, practice-based learning and improvement, interpersonal and
communication skills, professionalism, and systems-based practice.