4025-25: Pharmacologic Management of Sleep Disorders in Psychiatric Patients

Join this interactive session on managing sleep disorders in psychiatric patients. Explore polypharmacy’s impact, evidence-based pharmacologic strategies, and deprescribing techniques. Through case studies, gain practical tools to balance hypnotics, sedating antidepressants, and antipsychotics while mitigating dependency risks. Special focus on sleep architecture and aligning drug selection to disease processes.

Presenters:  Mark Crawford, MSN, PMHNP-BC; Leslie Laine, MSN, PMHNP-BC; Brianna Swanson, MSN, PMHNP-BC

Disclosures:  The APNA planners and faculty have no relevant financial relationships to disclose. Off-label uses will be discussed during this presentation.

Session Length:  45 minutes

Target Audience:  APRN

Learning Outcome:
Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:

• Analyze the impacts of at least two pharmacologic agents on sleep architecture and formulate integrated management strategies.

Key Takeaway(s): 

• By recognizing the impact of sleep on mental wellness and collaborating across disciplines, psychiatric nurses can help drive integrated, evidence-based solutions for chronic insomnia.
• Understanding the impact of drugs on sleep architecture is vital to optimizing and tailoring treatment to unique patient needs.

Keywords:  Sleep, Insomnia, Pharmacology

Nursing Continuing Professional Development:
0.75 pharmacology contact hours.  * In order to receive contact hours, you must: Listen to the entire presentation, complete the reflection activity, evaluation, and honor statement before the expiration date. Once all steps are successfully completed, a certificate will be generated online and available for you to print immediately. Contact hours cannot be awarded unless all required components are completed. 

The American Psychiatric Nurses Association is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Release Date:  December 18, 2025
Access to this course will end:  December 1, 2027

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