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They have considerable socioeconomic and vocational impact on the patients in particular denying them good quality life and preventing them from contributing positively to the society in general. These people lack the emotional, moral and financial support required due to the negative stigma attached to mental illness which prevent them from getting their health care needs met.
PMHNP is an advanced specialty in nursing that employs the nursing process to assess individuals and their families to develop nursing diagnosis from the assessments and treat clients or their families with mental health issues. Psychiatric Mental Health Nurses apply their therapeutic skills in both pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment of clients via medication prescription and individual, group or family psychotherapy. They put up a plan of care that is client specific, evaluate their progress as treatment proceed and make modifications to their care plans as