This is a computer-based test (CBT).

A number of authoritative texts, such as those listed, are used to develop the Adult Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner certification examination. The list is provided as a guide to help you prepare for the examination. It is not intended to be all-inclusive.

1. American Nurses Association. Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements. Washington, DC: American Nurses Publishing, 2001.

2. American Nurses Association. Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice. Washington DC: American Nurses Publishing, 2004.

3. American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR), 4^th ed. Washington, DC: APA, 2000.

4. American Psychiatric Nurses Association & American Nurses Association. Scope and Standards of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Practice. Washington, DC: ANA, 2000.

5. Antai-Otong D (ed). Psychiatric Nursing: Biological & Behavioral Concepts. 2^nd edition. New York, NY: Delmar Learning, 2008.

6. Barkley R, Mash E, eds. Child Psychopathology, 2^nd ed. New York: Guildford Publications, 2003.

7. Bickley LS, Szilagyi PG. Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking, 8^th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 2003.

8. Blazer DG, Steffens DG, Busse EW. Textbook of Geriatric Psychiatry, 3^rd ed. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association, 2004.

9. Boyd MA. Psychiatric Nursing: Contemporary Practice, 2^nd ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 2002.

10. Burgess AW, ed. Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nursing. New York: Prentice-Hall, 1998.

11. Dipiro JT, Talbert RL, Yee GC et al. (eds.). Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiological Approach, 5^th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2002.

12. Fischbach F. A Manual of Laboratory & Diagnostic Tests, 7^th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 2004.

13. Gilman S, Newman SW. Manter and Gatz's Essentials of Clinical Neuroanatomy and Neurophysiology, 10^th ed. Philadelphia: FA Davis, 2003.

14. Goldenberg I, Goldenberg H. Family Therapy: An Overview, 6^th ed. Stamford: Wadsworth, 2004.

15. Green WH. Child and Adolescent Clinical Psychopharmacology, 3^rd ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2001.

16. Hamric AB, Spross JA, Hanson CM. Advanced Nursing Practice: An Integrative Approach, 4^th ed. Philadelphia: Saunders, 2005.

17. Hoff LA. People in Crisis: Clinical and Public Health Perspectives, 5^th ed. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2001.

18. Kasper DL, Braunwald E, Fauci AS et al (eds.). Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 16^th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2005.

19. Kazdin AE, Weisz JR. Evidence-Based Psychotherapies for Children and Adolescents. New York, NY: The Guilford Press, 2003.

20. Keltner NL, Folks DG. Psychotropic Drugs, 3^rd ed. St. Louis: Mosby, 2001. (4^th ed due in 2005; not yet released)

21. Kneisl C, Wilson H, Trigoboff E. Contemporary Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing. Saddle River, NY: Pearson Publishers, 2004.

22. Lewis M, ed. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: A Comprehensive Textbook, 3^rd ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott William and Wilkins, 2003.

23. Nichols NP, Schwartz RC. Family Therapy: Concepts and Methods, 6^th ed. Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon, 2003.

24. Polit DF, Beck CT. Nursing Research: Principles & Methods, 7^th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 2004.

25. Saddock BJ, Saddock VA. Kaplan & Saddock's Synopsis of Psychiatry, 9^th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott William and Wilkins, 2003.

26. Sajatovic M, Ramirez L. Rating Scales in Mental Health (Mental Health Series), 2^nd ed. Hudson, OH: Lexi-Comp Inc, 2003.

27. Schwartz L, Preece P, Hendry R. Medical Ethics. Philadelphia: Saunders, 2003.

28. Sholevar GP, Schwoeri LD, eds. Textbook of Family and Couples Therapy: Clinical Applications. Arlington, VA: American Psychiatric Press, 2003.

29. Stuart GW, Laraia MT. Principles and Practice of Psychiatric Nursing, 9^th ed. St. Louis: Mosby, 2009.

30. Turkoski BB, Lance BR, Bonfiglio MF. Lexicomp's Drug Information Handbook for Advanced Practice Nursing, 5^th ed. Hudson, OH: Lexi-Comp Inc, 2003.

31. Varcarolis EM. Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, 4^th ed. Philadelphia: Saunders, 2002.

32. Werry JS, Aman MG. Practitioners Guide to Psychoactive Drugs for Children and Adolescents, 2^nd ed. New York, NY: Plenum Publishing Corporation, 1999.

33. Wheeler, K. Psychotherapy for the Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurse. St. Louis: Mosby, 2008.

34. Yalom I. The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy, 4^th ed. New York: Basic Books, 1995. (5^th ed due in 2005; not yet released.)