--- title: Guides | Nextvisit description: Guides for behavioral health documentation cover Spravato, MAT, defensible psychiatric notes, AriaMD setup, and PHQ-9 and GAD-7 scoring. url: "http://localhost:3000/guides" type: static generatedAt: "2026-09-04T06:57:01.805Z" --- Playbooks # How-tos for behavioral health documentation. Spravato, MAT, defensible notes, AriaMD setup, PHQ-9 and GAD-7. Written by clinicians on the team. [Latest playbook ## Setting up your AriaMD voice in week one A five-day checklist: what to correct, what to template, and the settings that stop the same edit from repeating. All providers 3 min Updated Sep 2026 Open guide](/guides/ariamd-voice-week-one) 1. [G-01 ### Documenting a complex outpatient psychiatric medication management visit How to chart a polypharmacy, partial-response med-management visit: interval history, regimen list, assessment reasoning, and plan. - NPs and PAs 4 min · Updated May 2026](/guides/complex-psych-medication-management-visit) 1. [G-02 ### Documenting a Spravato session step-by-step REMS-aware Spravato documentation: pre-session checks, vitals timepoints, observation, discharge criteria, and a sample template. - NPs and PAs 3 min · Updated Apr 2026](/guides/spravato-session-documentation) 1. [G-03 ### MAT note requirements 2026 What 2026 MAT notes need for buprenorphine, methadone, and naltrexone: intake fields, per-visit items, UDS, and 42 CFR Part 2 handling. - NPs and PAs 4 min · Updated Apr 2026](/guides/mat-note-requirements-2026) 1. [G-04 ### Writing defensible psychiatric notes with AI in the room How to edit an AI draft so it does not read as templated: prune filler, vary phrasing, own the assessment, and attest on sign-off. - NPs and PAs - Therapists 4 min · Updated Apr 2026](/guides/defensible-psych-notes-ai) 1. [G-05 ### C-SSRS scoring and risk documentation When to give the C-SSRS, how to score and chart it, and assessment language that holds up if a visit becomes a sentinel event. - NPs and PAs - Therapists 4 min · Updated Mar 2026](/guides/cssrs-risk-documentation) 1. [G-06 ### PHQ-9 and GAD-7 scoring and trend documentation When to give PHQ-9 and GAD-7, how to score and trend them, and how to keep scores structured for MBC reporting. - Therapists - NPs and PAs 3 min · Updated Mar 2026](/guides/phq9-gad7-best-practices) 1. [G-07 ### What a psychiatric timeline should hold What a psychiatric timeline should hold (scales, meds, diagnoses, session context) and how to add one without replacing the EHR. - NPs and PAs - Therapists - Administrators 2 min read · Updated Dec 2025](/guides/building-patient-timelines-for-better-psychiatric-care) 1. [G-08 ### Psychiatry SOAP notes that support medical necessity Medical necessity is the right signal, not a long note. How to chart S, O, A, and P so a reviewer can follow the visit. - NPs and PAs - Therapists 4 min read · Updated Dec 2025](/guides/psych-soap-notes-that-prove-medical-necessity) 1. [G-09 ### Reviewing mental health service codes Review E/M codes 99213-99215, add-on codes 90833, 90836, and 90838, and standalone codes 90834 and 90837. - Administrators - NPs and PAs 4 min read · Updated Nov 2025](/guides/ai-compliant-upcoding-mental-health-revenue) 1. [G-01 ### Writing defensible psychiatric notes with AI in the room How to edit an AI draft so it does not read as templated: prune filler, vary phrasing, own the assessment, and attest on sign-off. - Psychiatrists - NPs and PAs 4 min · Updated Apr 2026](/guides/defensible-psych-notes-ai) 1. [G-02 ### C-SSRS scoring and risk documentation When to give the C-SSRS, how to score and chart it, and assessment language that holds up if a visit becomes a sentinel event. - Psychiatrists - NPs and PAs 4 min · Updated Mar 2026](/guides/cssrs-risk-documentation) 1. [G-03 ### PHQ-9 and GAD-7 scoring and trend documentation When to give PHQ-9 and GAD-7, how to score and trend them, and how to keep scores structured for MBC reporting. - NPs and PAs - Psychiatrists 3 min · Updated Mar 2026](/guides/phq9-gad7-best-practices) 1. [G-04 ### What a psychiatric timeline should hold What a psychiatric timeline should hold (scales, meds, diagnoses, session context) and how to add one without replacing the EHR. - Psychiatrists - NPs and PAs - Administrators 2 min read · Updated Dec 2025](/guides/building-patient-timelines-for-better-psychiatric-care) 1. [G-05 ### Psychiatry SOAP notes that support medical necessity Medical necessity is the right signal, not a long note. How to chart S, O, A, and P so a reviewer can follow the visit. - Psychiatrists - NPs and PAs 4 min read · Updated Dec 2025](/guides/psych-soap-notes-that-prove-medical-necessity) 1. [G-01 ### Documenting a complex outpatient psychiatric medication management visit How to chart a polypharmacy, partial-response med-management visit: interval history, regimen list, assessment reasoning, and plan. - Psychiatrists 4 min · Updated May 2026](/guides/complex-psych-medication-management-visit) 1. [G-02 ### Documenting a Spravato session step-by-step REMS-aware Spravato documentation: pre-session checks, vitals timepoints, observation, discharge criteria, and a sample template. - Psychiatrists 3 min · Updated Apr 2026](/guides/spravato-session-documentation) 1. [G-03 ### MAT note requirements 2026 What 2026 MAT notes need for buprenorphine, methadone, and naltrexone: intake fields, per-visit items, UDS, and 42 CFR Part 2 handling. - Psychiatrists 4 min · Updated Apr 2026](/guides/mat-note-requirements-2026) 1. [G-04 ### Writing defensible psychiatric notes with AI in the room How to edit an AI draft so it does not read as templated: prune filler, vary phrasing, own the assessment, and attest on sign-off. - Psychiatrists - Therapists 4 min · Updated Apr 2026](/guides/defensible-psych-notes-ai) 1. [G-05 ### C-SSRS scoring and risk documentation When to give the C-SSRS, how to score and chart it, and assessment language that holds up if a visit becomes a sentinel event. - Psychiatrists - Therapists 4 min · Updated Mar 2026](/guides/cssrs-risk-documentation) 1. [G-06 ### PHQ-9 and GAD-7 scoring and trend documentation When to give PHQ-9 and GAD-7, how to score and trend them, and how to keep scores structured for MBC reporting. - Therapists - Psychiatrists 3 min · Updated Mar 2026](/guides/phq9-gad7-best-practices) 1. [G-07 ### What a psychiatric timeline should hold What a psychiatric timeline should hold (scales, meds, diagnoses, session context) and how to add one without replacing the EHR. - Psychiatrists - Therapists - Administrators 2 min read · Updated Dec 2025](/guides/building-patient-timelines-for-better-psychiatric-care) 1. [G-08 ### Psychiatry SOAP notes that support medical necessity Medical necessity is the right signal, not a long note. How to chart S, O, A, and P so a reviewer can follow the visit. - Psychiatrists - Therapists 4 min read · Updated Dec 2025](/guides/psych-soap-notes-that-prove-medical-necessity) 1. [G-09 ### Reviewing mental health service codes Review E/M codes 99213-99215, add-on codes 90833, 90836, and 90838, and standalone codes 90834 and 90837. - Administrators - Psychiatrists 4 min read · Updated Nov 2025](/guides/ai-compliant-upcoding-mental-health-revenue) 1. [G-01 ### Onboarding a 5-provider group practice in week one A five-day plan for a small group: workspace setup, provider invites, templates, automations, and the week-one metrics that predict adoption. 4 min · Updated Feb 2026](/guides/onboarding-five-provider-group-week-one) 1. [G-02 ### What a psychiatric timeline should hold What a psychiatric timeline should hold (scales, meds, diagnoses, session context) and how to add one without replacing the EHR. - Psychiatrists - NPs and PAs - Therapists 2 min read · Updated Dec 2025](/guides/building-patient-timelines-for-better-psychiatric-care) 1. [G-03 ### Reviewing mental health service codes Review E/M codes 99213-99215, add-on codes 90833, 90836, and 90838, and standalone codes 90834 and 90837. - Psychiatrists - NPs and PAs 4 min read · Updated Nov 2025](/guides/ai-compliant-upcoding-mental-health-revenue) 1. [G-01 ### Build a custom intake template in 15 minutes Build a Nextvisit intake template: editor path, variable tokens, required sections, and when to split into a second template. 4 min · Updated Apr 2026](/guides/build-custom-intake-template) 1. [G-02 ### Privacy and 42 CFR Part 2, what changes in your charting What 42 CFR Part 2 requires for SUD records: who it covers, consent, segregation, disclosure logs, and how it changes the workspace. 5 min · Updated Mar 2026](/guides/privacy-42-cfr-part-2) 1. [G-03 ### What a psychiatry AI scribe has to capture What a psychiatry AI scribe has to capture: DSM-5 templates, live notes, HIPAA handling, EHR export, and audit-ready outcomes. 2 min read · Updated Dec 2025](/guides/top-features-to-look-for-in-an-ai-scribe-for-psychiatry) 1. [G-04 ### What matters in a psychiatry AI scribe Evaluate psychiatry AI scribes for specialty templates, risk language, and session-to-session context. 3 min read · Updated Oct 2025](/guides/choosing-the-best-ai-scribe-for-psychiatry-practices) Want a guide we don't have yet? ## Tell us what you'd want to read. If there's a workflow we haven't covered, send a note. The team writes guides for the questions practices ask us in onboarding, not the ones we guess at. [Email the team](mailto:support@nextvisit.ai) [Book a 15-min demo](mailto:hello@nextvisit.ai) Live in 2 weeks or less BAA signed by default