Clinical Pearls

Brittany Albright, MD, MPH, and Kristian Dambrino, DNP, PMHNP-BC,, discuss referral practices for esketamine and transcranial magnetic stimulation for patients with depression.

Brittany Albright, MD, MPH, and Kristian Dambrino, DNP, PMHNP-BC, discuss the difference between major depressive disorder and treatment-resistant depression, plus monoaminergic versus glutamatergic treatments.

In this video, Hara Oyedeji, APRN, PMHNP-BC, MSEd, offers guidance to APPs navigating LAI initiation while considering oral overlap requirements in the treatment of schizophrenia.

In part 2 of this series, Hara Oyedeji, APRN, PMHNP-BC, MSEd, unpacks the use and benefits of xanomeline-trospium as a treatment option for schizophrenia.

In this video, Hara Oyedeji, APRN, PMHNP-BC, MSEd, explores how APPs can most effectively prescribe and monitor patient progress on clozapine, the only FDA-approved treatment for treatment-resistant schizophrenia.

In part 1 of this series, Julie Carbray, PhD, PMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC, APRN, and Kristian Dambrino, DNP, PMHNP-BC, discuss the role NMDA and AMPA receptors play in rapid-acting depression treatment.

In this video, Craig Chepke, MD, DFAPA, discusses effective communication strategies clinicians can use when introducing long-acting injectable (LAI) antipsychotics to patients for the treatment of schizophrenia.

2025 Psych Congress NP Institute Co-Chair Julie Carbray, PhD, PMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC, APRN, shares how clinicians can best navigate between stimulant and nonstimulant treatment options for patients with ADHD.

Psych Congress Faculty Member Kristian Dambrino, DNP, PMHNP-BC, dives into the nuances of prescribing vesicular monoamine transporter 2 (VMAT-2) inhibitors for the long-term management of TD.

In this interview from the NP Institute annual meeting, Co-Chair Andrew Penn, NP, discusses the importance of neurobiological foundations in everyday prescribing.