Why Making an Appointment with a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner for Medication Management in Mesa Arizona is a Good Idea
Psychiatric nurse practitioners are Nurse Practitioners who receive additional specialized training to work in the mental health field. They assess patients, study their medical history and perform comprehensive mental-health testing. PMHNPs also make diagnoses and create treatment plans, much like a doctor would do.
They provides a wide range of services to adults, children, adolescents, and their families (like depression, PTSD, OCD, anxiety, eating disorders, ADHD, bipolar disorder, personality disorders)in a primary care facility, outpatient mental health clinic, psychiatric emergency services, private practice, or in a hospital or community health center.
Erin Jones, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, FNP, PMHNP, and owner of Revival Psychiatry and Wellness Clinic in Mesa, Arizona, has prescriptive authority, and can provide medication consultations and medication management. She serves Phoenix, Scottsdale, Chandler, Queen Creek, Gilbert, Paradise Valley, Tempe, Arcadia, Ahwatukee, and the entire East Valley, as well as provides telepsychiatry via virtual appointments.
In Arizona, PMHNP's practice independently to provide psychiatric services- medication management, psychological assessment and psychotherapy to persons in need of mental health services.
PMHNPs diagnose, conduct therapy, and prescribe medications for patients who have psychiatric disorders, medical mental conditions or substance abuse problems. They are licensed to provide emergency psychiatric services, psychosocial and physical assessment of their patients, treatment plans, and manage patient care. They may also serve as consultants or as educators for families and staff. The PMHNP has a focus on psychiatric diagnosis, including the differential diagnosis of medical disorders with psychiatric symptoms, and on medication treatment for psychiatric disorders.
A PMHNP can practice autonomously in a wide variety of settings. In at least 20 states in the United States, a PMHNP may own his or her own practice. In other states, PMHNPs have a collaborative agreement with physicians, and practice independently to diagnose disorders, and prescribe medications.
