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● Scope of Practice of the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, pp. 1–56

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● Chapter 1 Examination and Diagnosis of the Psychiatric Patient

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● Section III Emerging Measures and Models: Assessment Measures

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• Trauma-and Stressor-Related Disorders & Dissociative Disorders

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● Chapter 10 Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders
● Chapter 11 Dissociative Disorders
● Chapter 12 Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders

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● Chapter 13 Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders

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● Standards of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, pp. 59–78

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● Section II Gender Dysphoria, pgs 511-520
● Section III Emerging Measures and Models: Culture and Psychiatric Diagnoses” pgs 841-880

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● Chapter 31 Global and Cultural Issues in Psychiatry
● Chapter 32 Normal Development and Aging
● Chapter 33 Contributions from the Neurosciences
● Chapter 34 Contributions from the Behavioral and Social Sciences
● Chapter 35 A Brief History of Psychiatry

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● Chapter 24 Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Other Interventions
● Chapter 25 Consultation to Other Disciplines
● Chapter 26 Level of Care

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● Chapter 4vSubstance Use and Addictive Disorders
● Chapter 21.7 Drugs Used to Treat Substance Use Disorders

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Section II Diagnostic Criteria and Codes
● Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders

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Section II Diagnostic Criteria and Codes
● Bipolar and Related Disorders
● Depressive Disorders

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● Chapter 6 Bipolar Disorders
● Chapter 7 Depressive Disorders
● Chapter 21.2 Antidepressants
● Chapter 21.3 Mood Stabilizers

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Section II: “Diagnostic Criteria and Codes”
● Anxiety Disorders
● Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders

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● Chapter 8 Anxiety Disorders
● Chapter 9 Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
● Chapter 21.4 Anxiolytics

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Section II: “Diagnostic Criteria and Codes”
● Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

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● Chapter 5 Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders
● Chapter 21.1 Antipsychotics
● Chapter 21.10 Drugs Used to Treat the Side Effects of Psychotropic Drugs

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Section II Diagnostic Criteria and Codes
● Neurocognitive Disorders
● Personality Disorders

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● Chapter 3 Neurocognitive Disorders
● Chapter 21.8 Drugs Used for Cognitive Enhancement
● Chapter 29 End-of-Life Issues and Palliative Care

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Section II Diagnostic Criteria and Codes
● Paraphilic Disorders
● Other Mental Disorders and Additional Codes
● Medication-Induced Movement Disorders and Other Adverse Effects of Medication

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● Chapter 16 Human Sexuality and Sexual Dysfunctions
● Chapter 21.9 Drugs Used to Treat Sexual Disorders

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● Standards of Professional Performance pp. 79–92