Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services

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The Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services is a popular monthly peer-reviewed magazine for mental health nurses in clinical, academic, and research positions in a variety of community and institutional settings. The Journal provides the most up-to-date, practical information available for today's psychosocial nurse. In addition to full-length articles, the Journal publishes short contributions about new clinical approaches; new ways to organize departments, develop programs, or motivate staff; first-person accounts; and opinion pieces. As an added benefit to the Journal, each monthly issue contains a Clip & Save Drug Chart, a one-page resource of up-to-date information on current medications for psychiatric illnesses, including attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, Alzheimer's disease, anxiety disorders, and bipolar disorders as well as the informative Psychopharm Update column.

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EDITOR	PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY SECTION EDITOR
Shirley A. Smoyak, RN, PhD, FAAN Office of Continuous Education and Outreach Institute of Health, Health Care Policy & Aging Research Rutgers—the State University of New Jersey University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, School of Public Health New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA	Robert H. Howland, MD University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
AGING MATTERS SECTION EDITOR Jeanne M. Sorrell, PhD, RN, FAAN George Mason University College of Health and Human Services Fairfax, Virginia, USA	YOUTH IN MIND SECTION EDITOR Teena McGuinness, PhD, PMH-NP, BC University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Nursing Birmingham, Alabama, USA
EDITORIAL BOARD Karen J. Aroian, PhD, RN, FAAN University of Central Florida, College of Nursing Orlando, Florida, USA Robin Buccheri, RN, PMHNP, DNSc University of San Francisco San Francisco, California, USA Ann W. Burgess, RN, DNSc, CS, FAAN William F. Connell School of Nursing Boston College Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts Carol T. Bush, RN, PhD Decatur, Georgia, USA Josepha Campinha-Bacote, PhD, MAR, APRN, BC, CNS, CTN, FAAN Transcultural C.A.R.E. Associates Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Patricia Chiverton, EdD, RN, CS University of Rochester Medical Center Rochester, New York, USA Warren G. Clark, PhD, RN, CS Jefferson College of Health Sciences Roanoke, Virginia, USA Linda Cline, RNC Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA Phyllis M. Connolly, PhD, RN, CS San Jose State University, School of Nursing San Jose, California, USA Anne L. Dewar, PhD, RN University of British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Janyce G. Dyer, PhD, CRNP, CS The University of Alabama Capstone College of Nursing Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA Deborah Finfgeld-Connett, PhD, APRN, BC University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, Missouri, USA Diane Grimaldi, RN, MS, CS Private Practice Belmont, Massachusetts, USA Holly M. Harner, RNC, PhD, MPH Thomas Jefferson School of Nursing Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Kevin Ann Huckshorn, RN, MSN, CAP National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors Alexandria, Virginia, USA Frances A. Hughes, RN, DNurs, ONZM Porirua, New Zealand Julia C. Jones, PhD City University London, United Kingdom Patricia J. Kelly, PhD, MPH, RN, FNP University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City, Missouri Paul Lysaker, PhD Roudebush VA Medical Center Indianapolis, Indiana Judith H. McDevitt, PhD, APRN, BC University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing Chicago, Illinois, USA Deena Nardi, PhD, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN University of St. Francis, College of Nursing and Allied Health Joliet, Illinois, USA Roy R. Reeves, DO, PhD G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi, USA Karen Robinson, DNS, APRN, BC, FAAN University of Louisville School of Nursing Louisville, Kentucky, USA Lee Schwecke, RN, EdD Indiana University School of Nursing Indianapolis, Indiana, USA Roy Ann Sherrod, DSN, RN The University of Alabama Capstone College of Nursing Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA Charles A. Walker, PhD, RN Texas Christian University Fort Worth, Texas, USA Martin F. Ward, RMN, DN, Cert. Ed., RNT, MPhil MW Professional Development Limited Cawston, Norwich, United Kingdom Barbara J. Warren, PhD, APRN, BC The Ohio State University College of Nursing Columbus, Ohio, USA Celia E. Wills, PhD, RN Michigan State University, College of Nursing East Lansing, Michigan, USA Olive Yonge, RN, PhD, RPsych University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta, Canada	REVIEW PANEL Amy G. Barnard, PhD, APRN, BC University of Massachusetts, Amherst Amherst, Massachusetts, USA Georgiana Beal, PhD, RN Toronto, Ontario, Canada Lora H. Beebe, PhD, APRN, BC University of Tennessee Knoxville, Tennessee, USA Elizabeth Beverly, MS The Pennsylvania State University University Park, Pennsylvania, USA Janet Colaizzi, PhD, RN Eastern State Hospital Williamsburg, Virginia, USA Linda J. Cook, DNSc, RN, BC Bloomsburg University Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania Patricia A. Crane, PhD, MSN, WNNP, RNC University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, Texas, USA Katherine Daniels, MSN, RN, CS Cumberland County College Vineland, NJ, USA Cynthia A. Diefenbeck, PsyD, APRN, BC Christiana Care Newark, Delaware, USA Judith C. Drew, PhD, RN The University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, Texas, USA Peggy El-Mallakh, PhD, RN University of Louisville School of Nursing Louisville, Kentucky, USA Victoria N. Folse, PhD, APRN, BC, LCPC Illinois Wesleyan University Bloomington, Illinois, USA Brigitte F. Haagen, DNSc, APRN, BC York College of Pennsylvania York, Pennsylvania USA Margaret J. Halter, PhD, APRN The University of Akron, College of Nursing Akron, Ohio, USA Edna K. Hamera, PhD, APRN, BC University of Kansas Medical Center School of Nursing Kansas City, Kansas, USA Valerie A. Hart, EdD, RN, CS University of Southern Maine Portland, Maine, USA Diane Heliker, PhD, RN The University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, Texas, USA Helen M. Hendy, PhD Pennsylvania State University, Schuylkill Campus Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania, USA Kathleen S. Jarboe, APRN, BC Cobb/Douglas Community Service Board Austell, Georgia, USA Judith F. Karshmer, PhD, ARNP University of San Francisco, School of Nursing San Francisco, California, USA Deana L. Molinari, PhD, RN, CNE Idaho State University Pocatello, Idaho, USA Eris F. Perese, DSN, APRN, PMH University at Buffalo, School of Nursing Buffalo, New York, USA Susan Rick, DNS, APRN Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center School of Nursing New Orleans, Louisiana, USA David Roe, PhD University of Haifa Mount Carmel, Haifa, Israel Kimberley D. Ryan-Nicholls, RPN, RN, BScN, MDE Brandon University Brandon, Manitoba, Canada Margaret M. Slusser, PhD, APRN, BC DeSales University Center Valley, Pennsylvania, USA Marsha Snyder, PhD, APN, BC University of lllinois at Chicago Chicago, Illinois, USA Sharon A. Sousa, EdD, APRN, BC University of Massachusetts Dartmouth North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA Winny Stroop, RN, CNS GGZ Buitenamstel Amsterdam, The Netherlands Margaret Swarbrick, PhD, OTR, CPRP Collaborative Support Programs of New Jersey Freehold, New Jersey, USA Harold R. Wallbridge, PhD, CPsych St. Boniface General Hospital Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Judith A. Wilson, APRN, BC University of Alabama at Birmingham Center for Psychiatric Medicine Birmingham, Alabama, USA BOARD MEMBERS EMERITA Beverly A. Benfer, RN, MA, FAAN Angela McBride, RN, PhD, FAAN Patricia J. Schroder, RN, MA, CS

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