Competency in Combining Pharmacotherapy and Psychotherapy: Integrated and Split Treatment

Abstract

Reviews the book, Competency in combining pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy: Integrated and split treatment by Michelle Riba and Richard Balon (see record 2005-04507-000). Competency in combining pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy is a wonderful addition to residency training, with a comprehensive approach to the teaching and evaluation of competency in combined treatment. The book is divided into three parts. The first section, on integrated treatment, uses plain language to describe a practical approach to psychiatric treatment in which the resident provides both medication and psychotherapy. In the second section, the same themes are repeated but elaborate the complexities that are introduced when another professional provides the therapy and the resident sees the patient for medication alone. Suggested competencies are set off in boldface throughout this section; these competencies are collected together in the third part, which deals with evaluation, monitoring, and supervision of trainees. The entire book might be used as a course text or an introduction to outpatient psychiatry. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved)