TY - JOUR
AU - C. D. Cobb
AU - T. Puzantian
AU - M. Shuman
A1 - 
AB - Board-certified psychiatric pharmacists (BCPPs) are doctorate-level, board-certified experts in managing medications for people living with psychiatric disorders, including substance use disorders. BCPPs work as part of an integrated health care team that provides comprehensive medication management focused on optimizing medication-related outcomes and ensuring the safety of the prescribed medications. The authors describe BCPP education and training, settings in which BCPPs practice, and in what roles. Current policies that limit BCPP involvement in behavioral health care and proposed solutions to support the role of BCPPs in addressing behavioral health workforce shortages are discussed.
AD - Capita Consulting, Billings, Montana (Cobb); Keck Graduate Institute, School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Claremont, California (Puzantian); Department of Pharmacy, Central State Hospital, and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville (Shuman).
AN - 38532688
BT - Psychiatr Serv
C5 - Education & Workforce; Opioids & Substance Use
CP - 10
DA - Oct 1
DO - 10.1176/appi.ps.20230303
DP - NLM
ET - 20240327
IS - 10
JF - Psychiatr Serv
LA - eng
N2 - Board-certified psychiatric pharmacists (BCPPs) are doctorate-level, board-certified experts in managing medications for people living with psychiatric disorders, including substance use disorders. BCPPs work as part of an integrated health care team that provides comprehensive medication management focused on optimizing medication-related outcomes and ensuring the safety of the prescribed medications. The authors describe BCPP education and training, settings in which BCPPs practice, and in what roles. Current policies that limit BCPP involvement in behavioral health care and proposed solutions to support the role of BCPPs in addressing behavioral health workforce shortages are discussed.
PY - 2024
SN - 1075-2730
SP - 1039
EP - 1041+
ST - Board-Certified Psychiatric Pharmacists and Their Potential Role in Addressing Behavioral Health Workforce Shortages
T1 - Board-Certified Psychiatric Pharmacists and Their Potential Role in Addressing Behavioral Health Workforce Shortages
T2 - Psychiatr Serv
TI - Board-Certified Psychiatric Pharmacists and Their Potential Role in Addressing Behavioral Health Workforce Shortages
U1 - Education & Workforce; Opioids & Substance Use
U3 - 10.1176/appi.ps.20230303
VL - 75
VO - 1075-2730
Y1 - 2024
ER -