July/August Issue of the Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association
As an APNA member, you get free access to each issue of the Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, including articles with contact hours!
Log in and click “Current Issue” on the right of your screen to see new research & scholarship, including:
- Letter to the Editor: “The Imperative for Explicit Clinical Reasoning in the Era of a Living DSM”
- FREE CE: “Cultural Determinants of Pain Experience and Suicidality in Black Women: Informing Personalized Pain Interventions and Psychiatric Nursing Care”
After reading the article, go to apna.org/JAPNACEJuly2026 to access the posttest, evaluation, and certificate. - Brief Report: “Tobacco Treatment Competencies: A Brief Review of Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nursing Education”
- Original Research: “Effects of Sensory Room Interventions on Vagal Function in Individuals With Depression: A Randomized Crossover Trial”
- Original Research: “Factors Influencing High School Students’ Attitudes Toward Seeking Professional Psychological Help”
- APNA Position: “APNA Position: Licensure, Accreditation, Certification, & Education (LACE) Recommendations”
- APNA Board Column: “PMH Nurse Wellbeing Is Vital to Organizational Resilience”
…and more!
APNA members get free access to each issue of Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association, including articles with contact hours! Become a member.
JAPNA Author Spotlight
Researchers Andrew Deptula, Mark Lerman, and Raymond Novaco discuss their research published in the Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association (JAPNA), “Anger Predictors of Aggressive Behavior on an Acute Inpatient Psychiatric Unit”. This article was selected for the 2026 JAPNA Outstanding Original Research Award.
