6 Essential Infographics for Next-Level Clinical Decision-Making

Know what to do when first-line treatment isn’t enough.

Unit D is designed to take you beyond initial medication selection and into real-world treatment management—where patients don’t respond perfectly and clinical decisions become more complex.

This is where you learn how to:

• adjust

• optimize

• switch

• augment

• and safely discontinue treatment

What’s Included

This unit contains 6 high-yield infographics:

• Depression Treatment Algorithm

• Anxiety Treatment Algorithm

• Augmentation Strategies Guide

• Switching Antidepressants Guide

• Polypharmacy Risk & Deprescribing Strategy

• Tapering & Discontinuation Guide

What You’ll Learn

✔ Step-by-step treatment algorithms for common disorders✔ What to do when a medication doesn’t work✔ When to augment vs switch medications✔ Safe and effective antidepressant switching strategies✔ How to minimize polypharmacy risks✔ When and how to deprescribe✔ Best practices for tapering psychiatric medications

Why This Unit Matters

This is where clinical care becomes nuanced and high-level.

Unit D helps you:

• Manage treatment-resistant cases

• Avoid common prescribing pitfalls

• Make safer, more strategic medication changes

• Reduce adverse effects and medication burden

• Think like an experienced provider

Designed For

• PMHNP students ready for advanced concepts

• Clinical rotations

• Board exam preparation

• New and practicing psychiatric providers

• Anyone managing ongoing psychiatric treatment

Format

• High-resolution infographic PDFs

• Algorithm-based visual layouts

• Clear step-by-step pathways

• Designed for fast clinical decision-making

• Ideal for tablet, print, or clinical reference

Educational Disclaimer

These materials are intended for educational and informational purposes only and are not a substitute for clinical judgment, supervision, institutional policy, or individualized patient care.