Official Declaration of Intellectual Property
Clinical Mental Health Green Book, LLC
Date of Record: September 1, 2026
Section I — Declaration of Ownership
Clinical Mental Health Green Book, LLC (hereinafter referred to as "the Company") hereby declares and affirms that it is the sole creator, author, and owner of the following intellectual properties:
- "Clinical Mental Health Green Book" — including all published volumes, companion resources, study guides, specialty volumes, and associated materials bearing this name.
- "The Green Book™" — the trade name and trademark used to identify the Company's clinical education publications and tools.
- "Edge Mapping" (also referred to as "Edge Map™") — an original clinical diagnostic reasoning framework and tool created by the Company for use in NCMHCE exam preparation and clinical practice.
Section II — The Clinical Mental Health Green Book
The Clinical Mental Health Green Book is a multi-volume clinical education series designed to strengthen counselors, protect clients, and advance mental health through accessible, evidence-based training tools. The series includes but is not limited to:
- • Vol. I — Psychotherapist Toolkit (Companion Resource)
- • Vol. II — NCMHCE Study Guide (Core Guide — 300 Questions)
- • Vol. III — Understanding Mood Disorders (Specialty Volume)
- • Vol. IV — Understanding Psychosis (Specialty Volume)
- • Vol. V — Understanding Personality Disorders (Specialty Volume)
- • Vol. VI — Understanding Neurodevelopmental Disorders — Children (Specialty Volume)
- • Vol. VII — Understanding Neurodegenerative Disorders — Older Adults (Specialty Volume)
- • Vol. VIII — Understanding Traumatic Disorders (Specialty Volume)
- • Vol. IX — Theoretical Orientations (Foundational Volume)
All volumes are original works authored, developed, and published by Clinical Mental Health Green Book, LLC. All rights reserved.
Section III — Edge Mapping (Edge Map™)
Edge Mapping is an original clinical diagnostic reasoning framework created by Clinical Mental Health Green Book, LLC. The Edge Map™ is a structured visual tool designed to guide clinicians and exam candidates through a systematic process of clinical assessment, differential diagnosis, and diagnostic reasoning.
The Edge Map™ incorporates the following original framework elements:
TFSR Framework
Time · For · Some · Relaxation — a structured intake assessment mnemonic covering onset, frequency/duration/intensity, symptoms, and recent changes.
DIGFAST Integration
Mania screening using the DIGFAST mnemonic with threshold-based clinical flagging (3+ symptoms).
SIGECAPS Integration
Depression screening using the SIGECAPS mnemonic with threshold-based clinical flagging (5+ symptoms).
R.O.S.E. Assessment
Functional impairment evaluation across Relationships, Occupational, Social, and Education/Daily domains.
Psychosis Gatekeeper
A binary (Y/N) reality-testing checkpoint that determines diagnostic pathway sequencing.
Visual Mapping System
The spatial layout and zone-based architecture that organizes clinical data into an actionable diagnostic workspace.
The concept, design, layout, methodology, and implementation of Edge Mapping are the exclusive intellectual property of Clinical Mental Health Green Book, LLC. The Edge Map™ name and framework may not be reproduced, distributed, or adapted without the express written permission of the Company.
Section IV — Legal Notice & Rights Reserved
All content, frameworks, tools, publications, and associated materials described herein are protected under applicable intellectual property laws, including but not limited to copyright law, trademark law, and trade dress protections.
Trademark Notices:
- • The Green Book™ is a trademark of Clinical Mental Health Green Book, LLC.
- • Edge Map™ is a trademark of Clinical Mental Health Green Book, LLC.
- • Edge Mapping is a proprietary methodology of Clinical Mental Health Green Book, LLC.
Unauthorized use, reproduction, distribution, or modification of any of the above intellectual properties is strictly prohibited and may result in legal action. For licensing inquiries, please contact the Company directly.
Section V — Digital Attestation & Notarization Record
This section serves as a formal digital record of authorship and ownership, timestamped at the time of document generation.
Declaring Entity
Clinical Mental Health Green Book, LLC
Sole Creator, Author & Rights Holder
Authorized Representative Signature
Print Name: _________________________________
Title: _________________________________
Timestamp Record
Date of Declaration
September 1, 2026
UTC Timestamp
2026-09-01T13:44:29.050Z
Document Identifier
CMHGB-IP-2026-001
Document Status
Active — In EffectAttestation Statement
I, as the authorized representative of Clinical Mental Health Green Book, LLC, do hereby attest that the intellectual properties described in this document — including but not limited to the Clinical Mental Health Green Book, The Green Book™, and Edge Mapping (Edge Map™) — are original works created, developed, and owned exclusively by the Company. This declaration is made in good faith and constitutes a formal record of intellectual property ownership as of the date indicated above.
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Witness and notary records are maintained in the original executed document.
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Edge Map™ — Quick Reference
The following is a static reproduction of the proprietary Edge Map™ clinical diagnostic reasoning layout. This visual framework is the exclusive intellectual property of Clinical Mental Health Green Book, LLC.
Time
(time / onset)
How long has this been happening? Days / weeks / months / years…
For
(Frequency / Duration / Intensity)
How often? How long each episode? How intense? Daily / episodic…
Some
(Symptoms)
Chief complaint, presenting symptoms, what does the client report…
Relaxation
(Recent Changes)
Stressors, losses, life events, triggers, precipitating factors…
Left · Mania ↑
DIGFAST
3+ = Mania threshold
__/7
Working notes… differential diagnosis, ruling in / out, clinical impressions, episode sequencing, specifiers…
Right · Depression ↓
SIGECAPS
5+ = MDD threshold
__/8
Bottom Left · Function
R.O.S.E.
Functional Impairment Domains
__/4
Bottom Right · Reality Testing
PSYCHOSIS?
Binary Gatekeeper Checkpoint
impaired
intact
Figure A-1: The Edge Map™ — Proprietary Clinical Diagnostic Reasoning Framework
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