Integrating Board-Certified Psychiatric Pharmacists in a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic

Psychiatr Serv. 2024 Apr 10:appips20230521. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.20230521. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTDemand for mental health services has dramatically increased in recent years, raising concerns about the availability of service providers to meet these increased needs. One approach to expanding access to care is the use of highly qualified board-certified psychiatric pharmacists (BCPPs). However, the implementation of programs for integrating BCPPs has not been well characterized in community mental health settings. This column describes the development and implementation of a comprehensive practice model to incorporate BCPPs in a certified community behavioral health clinic. The authors report the results from the first 14 months of BCPP integration (based on 3,221 direct patient care interventions), offer recommendations, and highlight lessons learned.PMID:38595116 | DOI:10.1176/appi.ps.20230521

Source: Psychiatric Services - April 10, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Luming Li Heather Rozea Cooper Brittany L Parmentier Mark Williamson Mitchell Crouch Sylvia Muzquiz-Drummond Angela Babin Source Type: research