Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services

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The Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services is a 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 including short contributions about psychopharmacology, case studies with treatment how-tos, mental health care of older adults, and child/adolescent disorders and issues. The Journal includes clinically relevant original articles, letters to the editor, news, and product updates. 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, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorders, depression, and schizophrenia. Continuing Nursing Education credit articles are available.

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EDITOR	PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY SECTION EDITOR
Shirley A. Smoyak, RN, PhD, FAAN Rutgers-the State University of New Jersey Division of Continuing Studies Institute of Health, Health Care Policy & Aging Research 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, CRNP, FAAN University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Nursing Birmingham, Alabama, USA
EDITORIAL BOARD 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 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 Louanne W. Davis, PsyD Roudebush VA Medical Center Indianapolis, Indiana, USA Anne L. Dewar, PhD, RN University of British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Janyce G. Dyer, PhD, CRNP, CS Miami Children's Hospital Miami, Florida, 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, PhD, WHCNP-BC, MPH University of Pennsylvania 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 Judith F. Karshmer, PhD, ARNP University of San Francisco, School of Nursing San Francisco, California, USA 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 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 Margaret Swarbrick, PhD, OTR, CPRP Collaborative Support Programs of New Jersey Freehold, New Jersey, USA Charles A. Walker, PhD, RN Texas Christian University Fort Worth, Texas, USA Martin F. Ward, RMN, Dip. Nurs., Cert. Ed. RNT, NEBSS Dip., MPhil University of Malta San Gwann, Malta Barbara J. Warren, PhD, APRN, BC The Ohio State University College of Nursing Columbus, Ohio, USA Celia E. Wills, PhD, RN The Ohio State University College of Nursing Columbus, Ohio, USA Olive Yonge, RN, PhD, RPsych University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta, Canada	REVIEW PANEL Frankie Ballard, PhD, RN, BC Central Regional Hospital Raleigh, North Carolina, USA Sandra A. Barton, MSN, RN-BC McConnellsburg, Pennsylvania, USA Georgiana Beal, PhD, RN Toronto, Ontario, Canada Lora H. Beebe, PhD, APRN, BC University of Tennessee Knoxville, Tennessee, USA Elizabeth A. Beverly, PhD Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School Boston, Massachusetts, USA Marti Buffum, DNSc, RN, PMHCNS-BC VA Medical Center San Francisco, California 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, WHNP-BC, DF-IAFN University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, Texas, USA Mary Cullen-Drill, DNP, APN, C Saint Clare's Health System Denville, New Jersey, USA Katherine Daniels, MSN, RN, CS Cumberland County College Vineland, NJ, USA Cynthia A. Diefenbeck, PsyD, APRN, BC University of Delaware School of Nursing 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 Benjamin M. Evans, DD, DNP, RN, APN, PMHCNS-BC Bergen Regional Medical Center Paramus, New Jersey, USA Victoria N. Folse, PhD, APRN, BC, LCPC Illinois Wesleyan University Bloomington, Illinois, USA Brigitte F. Haagen, PhD, PMHCNS-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 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, PMHCNS, 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 SymforaGroup Mental Health Almere, The Netherlands 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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