
NP Spotlight
NP Spotlight: Jeremy Schreiber, MSN, PMHNP-BC
A career as a psychiatric nurse practitioner can be replete with challenges and opportunities. The NP Psych Navigator Spotlight is your chance to learn more about nurse practitioners who are working to advance the profession and mental health in general. In the fifth installment of this series, we profile Jeremy Schreiber, MSN, PMHNP-BC.

NP Spotlight
NP Spotlight: Samantha Lau, MSN, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC
A career as a psychiatric nurse practitioner can be replete with challenges and opportunities. The NP Psych Navigator Spotlight is your chance to learn more about NPs who are working to advance the profession and mental health in general. In the fourth installment of this series, we profile Samantha Lau, MSN, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC.
About Us
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NP Perspectives
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Psychiatric Scales
Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS)
The Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) is used to assess daytime sleepiness in adults.1 The prevalence of daytime sleepiness in people with depressive symptoms is high—ranging from about 40%-50%.2 Clinicians can consider using the ESS to measure daytime sleepiness in patients experiencing depressive episodes. The ESS has demonstrated a positive association with depressive scores (e.g., on the Beck Depression Inventory) in people with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD).3

Caregiver Resource
Supporting a Loved One with Schizophrenia
Caring for someone with a chronic illness is very challenging, and schizophrenia is a particularly difficult disease to manage. Your loved one needs constant support, and as a caregiver, it can be very tough to stay physically and mentally well. Luckily, there are many resources available that can help you manage your journey as a caregiver.

Clinical Article
Clinician Descriptions of Communication Strategies to Improve Treatment Engagement by Racial/Ethnic Minorities in Mental Health Services: A Systematic Review
Aggarwal et al. (2016) conducted a systematic literature review to identify patient-clinician communication factors that could account for low mental health treatment engagement rates among patients of racial/ethnic minority status.
Psychiatry Fundamentals
Psychiatry draws upon skills that are essential to the nurse practitioner approach to patient care, empathy, compassion, and understanding. A thorough knowledge of the different mental illnesses complements those skills.