While the number of psychiatrists in the United States to manage unmet mental healthcare needs is lacking, psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners may help fill gaps in care. Researchers at the ...

Psychiatric-mental health nurses can help fill critical gaps in the mental healthcare system. Expanding psychiatric nurses’ numbers and roles will help solve the twin dilemmas of rising mental ...

School nurses can be an important source of mental health support for students, but most schools don’t have access to a full-time nurse. That is the case even though students’ mental health needs have ...

The field of mental health presents a number of professionals to provide care for individuals. One member of that team is the psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP). In 1946, the United ...

The latest research indicates that 16% to 85% of people recovering from a stroke experience at least one psychosocial symptom, including depression, anxiety, stress, fatigue and/or decreased quality ...

In the last few years, the poor state of mental wellbeing among healthcare professionals has gained significant attention — both in the medical world and on a national level. This issue came into the ...

The September issue of Health Affairs, a variety issue, features papers describing the growing role of nurses in care delivery, the prevalence of low-value care, the role of patient pharmaceutical ...

Mental health nurse Alex Rhind shares his journey into occupational health, highlighting its preventive value, workplace ...

Jobs in health care are known to be challenging for workers’ mental health. But the mental health toll can be especially burdensome for registered nurses, health technicians, and health care support ...

The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) serve as a “shared blueprint” for global action to create a more just, equitable, and sustainable world. Mental health represents an important ...