How do they match: Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses

  • Board Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist
  • Clinical Nurse Specialist
  • Psychiatric Clinical Nurse Specialist
  • Psychiatric-Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist

  • Assess, diagnose, and treat individuals and families with mental health or substance use disorders or the potential for such disorders. Apply therapeutic activities, including the prescription of medication, per state regulations, and the administration of psychotherapy.

  • Refer patients requiring more specialized or complex treatment to psychiatrists, primary care physicians, or other medical specialists.