Andrew Penn, RN, MS, NP, CNS, APRN-BC

Psychedelics in Group Therapy for HIV Survivors Shows Promising Results
Andrew Penn, RN, MS, NP, CNS, APRN-BC
October 02, 2020
BLOG: In a recent study, the utilization of psychedelic medicine in group therapy was linked with reduced demoralization among long-term, gay-identified, male HIV survivors—an outcome with larger…
Psych Congress to Bring Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies Into Focus
Andrew Penn, RN, MS, NP, CNS, APRN-BC
September 03, 2020
BLOG: Psychedelic-assisted therapies, once consigned to the fringes of psychiatric practice, are exploding into the mainstream of psychiatry and will take center stage at a Psych Congress…
Treating Patients Who Have Made Cannabis Their Medicine
Andrew Penn, RN, MS, NP, CNS, APRN-BC
August 19, 2020
BLOG: More patients are exploring the medicinal aspects of cannabis for their psychiatric conditions, and many are presenting to their providers already convinced of the benefits of their self-…
Resilience and Growth in the Face of a Pandemic
Andrew Penn, RN, MS, NP, CNS, APRN-BC
May 07, 2020
BLOG: In the middle of a crisis, it is difficult to plan ahead, but that is what we must do now, not only for those impacted by this current wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, but also to build inner…
The Search for Acceptance and Meaning in COVID-19
Andrew Penn, RN, MS, NP, CNS, APRN-BC
April 09, 2020
In this blog post, part of the "Coping During COVID-19" series, Psych Congress Steering Committee member Andrew Penn, RN, MS, NP, CNS, APRN-BC, says it will take time, introspection, and community to…
Making Room for Grief During COVID-19
Andrew Penn, RN, MS, NP, CNS, APRN-BC
April 03, 2020
In this blog post, part of the "Coping During COVID-19" series, Psych Congress Steering Committee member Andrew Penn, RN, MS, NP, CNS, APRN-BC, writes about how people can navigate the grief they…
Navigating the Emotions of a Pandemic
Andrew Penn, RN, MS, NP, CNS, APRN-BC
March 27, 2020
BLOG: As a health care professional, I have watched the progress of the COVID-19 pandemic with alternating measures of horror, dread, fascination, frustration, and fear.
Coronavirus Crisis: Staying Safe, Smart, and Kind
Andrew Penn, RN, MS, NP, CNS, APRN-BC
March 10, 2020
BLOG: I’ve been washing my hands a lot this week. Transiting through an airport, a task once done without thought, suddenly seems like tiptoeing through a minefield of COVID-19.
Mental Health Care in Walmart: Increasing Access or Shortchanging the Profession?
Andrew Penn, RN, MS, NP, CNS, APRN-BC
January 21, 2020
BLOG: Walmart is planning to use its vast network of stores to host mental health clinics where self-paying patients could pay $1 per minute to see a mental health clinician.
Australia Is Burning and the Magpies Want to Know Why
Andrew Penn, RN, MS, NP, CNS, APRN-BC
January 06, 2020
BLOG: When we sit with the pain of our patients, it’s important to remember that our psyches do not end at the edges of our skin, and that which is going on in the larger world impacts our inner…
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