There is limited evidence on the use and effectiveness of mental health nurse practitioner-delivered psychotherapy

Geoffrey L. Dickens; Mariyana Schoultz

doi:10.1136/ebnurs-2025-104486

There is limited evidence on the use and effectiveness of mental health nurse practitioner-delivered psychotherapy

Geoffrey L. Dickens^*, Mariyana Schoultz

^*Corresponding author for this work

School of Healthcare and Nursing Sciences

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Abstract

Commentary on: Raeburn T, Gupta M, Cadry L, et al. Mental health nurse practitioner psychotherapy; a scoping review. J Ment Health 2025; 1–13. doi.org/10.1080/09638237.2025.2558505.

Original language	English
Number of pages	1
Journal	Evidence-Based Nursing
Early online date	9 Dec 2025
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/ebnurs-2025-104486
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 9 Dec 2025

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Mental Health
Nurse Specialists

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There is limited evidence on the use and effectiveness of mental health nurse practitioner-delivered psychotherapy

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