by Claire Ellerbrock, DNP, PMHNP | Mar 26, 2026 | Prescribing tips for treating mental disorders
One of the most common challenges psych nurse practitioners face is deprescribing—knowing when and how to safely reduce or discontinue medications. Implementing effective deprescribing tips is essential to optimize patient medication management and improve outcomes....
by Claire Ellerbrock, DNP, PMHNP | Feb 24, 2026 | Prescribing tips for treating mental disorders
Everyone who wants to improve their prescribing confidence hears the same advice:“Just study more medication guides and clinical practice guidelines.” But today, I want to offer a non-traditional, yet powerful, piece of advice: Develop a systematic clinical reasoning...
by Claire Ellerbrock, DNP, PMHNP | Dec 30, 2025 | Thoughts and Reflections
As we round toward the end of the year, I thought it’d be fun to do a little “year in review” — Stress Free Psych NP style. 🎉 I dug through everything I’ve shared this year to find the NP resources you downloaded, clicked, talked about, and shared the most. And wow —...