PMHNP Drug Books

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Hello everybody!

I'm enrolled in a FPMHNP program just finished my third semester. This program does not offer a specific psych pharm class, but my program does offer the general advanced pharmacology course that I will take with FNP students. I would like to start familiarizing myself with the drugs I will be prescribing with a specific emphasis on psychiatric medications. I want to get a jump start as my pharmacology course is the same semester as my first clinical practicum. Do any of you PMHNP students recommend a pharmacology book that focuses on psychiatric medications? Thanks for the help. Preferably with a work book or CD that can evaluate my knowledge as I work my way through the book.

-Eric

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Specializes in psychiatric.

Hi Dudenurse73.....I am starting my pmhnp in the fall and I was looking around for some pharma books as well when I found a great resource. There is an author, Richard Stahl, who does nothing but psych books. I have purchased two so far through amazon and I like them very much. The first is "The prescribers guide" and "Stahl's Essential Pharmacology" which is more of a textbook which delves into the "nueroscientific basis and practical applications." I like both of these books very much, they are clear, concise and will be useful forever. Stahl writes many different books on psychiatric drug like neurology, psychotropic, pain, case studies, antidepressants, and the list goes on, but it sounds like the prescribers guide is what you might be looking for. The drugs are detailed succinctly and broken into 5 sections, therapeutics, side effects, dosing and use, special populations, and the art of psychopharmacology. It is easy to find information, its not all crammed in together in tiny print, color codes and icons are used to help highlight.

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Specializes in OB/GYN, Psych.

It's actually Stephen Stahl, but yes, the Stahl books are excellent and used by every psych provider I've had clinical with AND as a text in my psych pharm class. You can't go wrong with the Stahl books, IMO.

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Specializes in psychiatric.

Ooops, I stand corrected, I was multitasking when writing that post. Thanks for the correction!

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Thank you for your post I will definitely look into these resources!

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