The Definitive Guide to Psychotherapy for Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses.
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The leading, award-winning textbook for advanced practice psychiatric nurses and students, this gold-standard “how-to” compendium shows when and how to use evidence-based psychotherapies for specific clinical problems. The expanded third edition features a revised practice framework grounded in attachment theory and neurophysiology, integrates assessment, development, and neuroscience within a relationship-based model, and provides patient-management strategies from first contact through termination. Robust instructor resources are available.
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What’s New in the Third Edition
- Revised practice framework informed by attachment theory and neurophysiology
- New chapters: Trauma Resiliency Model Therapy; Psychotherapeutics: Re-uniting Psychotherapy and Psychopharmacotherapy; Trauma-Informed Medication Management; Integrative Medicine and Psychotherapy; Psychotherapeutic Approaches with Children and Adolescents
Why Students Love This Text
- A practical “how-to” across major evidence-based psychotherapies
- Techniques tailored for nurse psychotherapists and those with prescriptive authority
- Guidelines, forms, and case studies that support real treatment decisions
- Clear structure that connects assessment, neuroscience, and relationship-based care
Why Instructors Love This Text
- Expanded instructor resources, including chapter PowerPoints, cases, and learning activities
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Kathleen Wheeler, PhD, PMHNP-BC, APRN, FAAN, is a professor emerita at Fairfield University Egan School of Nursing and Health Studies in Fairfield, Connecticut where she developed one of the first PMHNP programs in the United States in 1994. Dr. Wheeler has been a leader in projects that are highly significant for advanced practice psychiatric nursing. These include cochair of the National Panel that developed the first PMHNP Competencies and the first chair of National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties’ (NONPF) PMHNP special interest group. Her book, Psychotherapy for the Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurse: A How-To Guide for Evidence-Based Practice, has been awarded two AJN Book of the Year Awards.
