Laura L Leahy, APN is a Registered Nurse (RN) - Psych/Mental Health, Nurse Practitioner (NP) - Psych/Mental Health practicing in Sewell, NJ
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| Institution | Focus | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Other - Neuroscience Educational Institute | Psychopharmacology | 2004 |
| Position | Organization | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Founder, Vice President & PMH-APN | Center for Family Guidance Clinical practice as PMH-APN, supervised clinical staff, multiple administrative duties, contract negotiations | 1997 - 2010 |
| PMH Clinical Specialist & Nurse Therapist | Philadelphia Child Guidance Center Psychiatric/Mental Health Family Therapist, Crisis Evaluations & Management, PMH Nursing | 1989 - 1997 |
| Family Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner | APNSolutions, LLC Psychiatric mental health evaluations & therapies
Psychopharmacological Evaluation & Management
Psychopharmacogenetic Testing to Personalize Medication Options | 2011 - Present |
| Role | Organization | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Planning Committee | Contemporary Forums Develop conference theme, format & identify expert speakers for Psychiatric Nursing Annual Conference in Philadelphia | 2010 - Present |
| Member | Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society Member | 1988 - Present |
| Member | International Society of Psychiatric Nurses Member of general Society & Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing Society | 1990 - Present |
| Member | NJ State Nurses Assn & Am Nurses Assn Member | 1990 - Present |
| Director Legislative Affairs, president Emeritus | Society of Psychiatric Advanced Practice Nurses (NJ) Work with SPAPN board, legislators, PMH & Nursing organizations & patients to advance legislative issues impacting adv practice nurses in NJ--especially barriers to practice | 1991 - Present |
| Addictions Council Steering, Advanced Practice & LACE Committees | American Psychiatric Nurses Association Advance the practice psychiatric nursing & it's associated modalities on the national level. Influence practice guidelines, scope & standards & legislative agendas | 1990 - Present |
| Publication | Publisher | Title | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Text Book | Am Psychiatric Publishing, Inc | Manual of Clinical Psychopharmacology for Nurses | 2013 |
| Medical/Scholarly Journal Article | The Nurse Practitioner Journal | Intermittent Explosive Disorder: A Study in Personalized Psychopharmacotherapy | 2014 |
| Book | FA Davis | Pocket Psych Drugs: A Point of Service Clinical Guide | 2010 |
Laura L Leahy, APN has not yet indicated the hospitals that she is affiliated with.
As a Family Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner with over 23 years experience, I join with my patients to provide therapies & comprehensive medication evaluations to improve physical & emotional symptoms that are interfering with overall quality of life.
Years In Practice: 33 (started in 1991)
Accepts New Patients: Yes
Medical Philosophy: Holistic Medicine
