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

1. American Nurses Association. Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements. Silver Spring, Md: Nursesbooks.org; 2001.

2. American Nurses Association. Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice. Silver Spring, Md: Nursesbooks.org; 2004.

3. American Psychiatric Association. American Psychiatric Association Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders: Compendium 2006. Arlington, Va: American Psychiatric Publishing; 2006.

4. American Psychiatric Association (APA). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR). 4^th ed. Arlington, Va: American Psychiatric Publishing Inc; 2000.

5. American Psychiatric Nurses Association, International Society of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurses, American Nurses Association. Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice. Silver Spring, Md: Nursesbooks.org; 2007.

6. Antai-Otong D. Psychiatric Nursing: Biological & Behavioral Concepts. 2^nd ed. New York, NY: Delmar Learning; 2008.

7. Bickley LS, Szilagyi PG. Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking. 10^th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2009.

8. Blazer DG, Steffens DG, Busse EW. Textbook of Geriatric Psychiatry. 4^th ed. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association; 2009.

9. Boyd MA. Psychiatric Nursing: Contemporary Practice. 4^th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2008.

10. Buppert C. Nurse Practitioner's Business Practice and Legal Guide. 3^rd ed. Sudbury, Mass: Jones & Bartlett Publishers; 2008.

11. Caplan G, Caplan RB. Mental Health Consultation and Collaboration. Long Grove, Ill: Waveland Press Inc; 1993.

12. Carlat DJ. The Psychiatric Interview. 2^nd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2004.

13. Domino FJ, Baldor RA, Ehrlich AM, Golding J, eds. The 5-Minute Clinical Consult, 2010. 18^th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2009.

14. Fauci AS, Braunwald E, Kasper DL, Hauser SL, Longo DL, Jameson JL, Loscalzo J, eds. Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine. 17^th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill; 2008.

15. Fischbach F, Dunning MB. A Manual of Laboratory & Diagnostic Tests. 8^th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2008.

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

17. Goldenberg H, Goldenberg I. Family Therapy: An Overview. 7^th ed. Florence, Ky: Brooks/Cole Publishing; 2008.

18. Goroll AH, Mulley AG. Primary Care Medicine: Office Evaluation and Management of the Adult Patient. 6^th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2009.

19. Hamric AB, Spross JA, Hanson CM. Advanced Nursing Practice: An Integrative Approach. 4^th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders; 2009.

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

21. Keltner NL, Folks DG. Psychotropic Drugs. 4^th ed. St Louis, Mo: Mosby; 2005.

22. Kneisl CR, Trigoboff E. Contemporary Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing. 2^nd ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall; 2009.

23. Martin A, Volkmar FR, eds. Lewis' Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: A Comprehensive Textbook. 4^th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2007.

24. Mash EJ, Barkley RA, eds. Child Psychopathology. 2^nd ed. New York, NY: Guilford Press; 2003.

25. Polit DF, Beck CT. Nursing Research: Generating and Assessing Evidence for Nursing Practice. 8^th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2008.

26. Sadock BJ, Sadock VA. Kaplan & Sadock's Synopsis of Psychiatry. 10^th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2007.

27. Schwartz L, Preece PE, Hendry RA. Medical Ethics: A Case-Based Approach. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders; 2003.

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

29. Stahl SM. Stahl's Essential Psychopharmacology: Neuroscientific Basis and Practical Applications. 3^rd ed. New York: NY: Cambridge University Press; 2008.

30. Stuart GW. Principles and Practice of Psychiatric Nursing. 9^th ed. St Louis, Mo: Mosby; 2009.

31. Turkoski BB, Lance BR, Tomsik EA. Drug Information Handbook for Advanced Practice Nursing. 10^th ed. Hudson, Ohio: Lexi-Comp Inc; 2009.

32. Varcarolis EM, Halter MJ. Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing. 6^th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders; 2010.

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

34. Yalom ID. The Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy. 5^th ed. New York, NY: Basic Books; 2005.