Mental Health Resources for Clinicians
ADHD Diagnostic Resources
Pediatric & Adult Medication & Diagnosis Guide: Information related to adult patients can be found beginning on page 8.
Behavioral Therapy Resources
A Therapist's Guide to Brief CBT (PDF)
Cal-MAP: The California Child and Adolescent Mental Health Access Portal (Cal-MAP) is a CalHOPE pediatric mental health care access program designed to increase timely access to mental health care for youth throughout California's communities, especially in the state’s most underserved and rural areas.
Behavioral Health Integration Resources
Mind Apps: This is an app rating database site. There are an estimated ten thousand mental health apps available today, offering a range of possibilities from connection with a clinicain to symptom monitoring.
Clinician Well-being Resources
ACP's Individual Physician Wellness and Burnout Tools: Use this collection of Podcasts, TED Talks, blogs, apps, and more to take a deeper dive into improving your personal well-being and professional satisfaction.
APA Well-being Resources: Loss of autonomy, the electronic medical record, the changing role of the physician — these are just some of the elements that have been identified as contributing to burnout and loss of well-being in physicians. Physician depression can often impact or be mistaken for burnout. APA has joined with the American Medical Association, the National Academy of Medicine, and many other medical organizations to address this challenge. APA’s Committee on Psychiatrist Well-being and Burnout invites all psychiatrist to examine the curated resources found on this page.
Educational Resources for Clinicians
ADHD Medication Guide: The ADHD Medication Guide© is a visual aid for professionals caring for individuals with ADHD. The guide provides dosing information and images of medications indicated for the treatment of ADHD by the FDA. In clinical practice, this guide may be used to assist patients in identifying medications previously tried and may allow clinicians to identify ADHD medication options for the future.
BHS CYF T.I.P.S and Guide - Practice Guides: These Clinical Practice Guidelines for Behavioral Health Treatment of Children and Youth, and their Families is to provide evidence-informed and culturally-responsive recommendations to improve the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of mental health conditions in children and adolescents in San Francisco, where we serve primarily BIPOC clients including Latina/o/x/e; Black/African American; and Asian American, native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities.
Depression Diagnosis and Treatment Guide
Diagnosis and Treatment of Depression in Adults: An Educational Module for Safety-Net Primary Care Providers (login required)
How to Switch Stimulants: A Dosing Guide for ADHD: Patients with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often need to change stimulants, but there are a few things to know to get the dose just right when converting.
Serious Mental Illness (SMI) Adviser Educational Catalog (login required)
Serious Mental Illness (SMI) Adviser Knowledge Base (login required)
UC Irvine-UC Davis Train New Trainers Primary Care Psychiatry Fellowship
UCSF PsychSnaps: Offers case-based lessons in psychiatry and addiction medicine to boost your clinical knowledge and skills. You can subscribe for free and receive one lesson every other week in your inbox or reference the material on this website.