Erin Crown, MHS, PA-C, Psych-CAQ

Panelists discuss how negative symptoms like lack of motivation, social withdrawal, and impaired expression significantly impact patients’ ability to maintain relationships and employment, representing a challenging aspect of care with limited effective treatment options.

Panelists discuss how physician assistants play an essential role in addressing the critical shortage of psychiatrists, particularly in rural areas, where 55% of US counties lack a single psychiatric provider and 143 million Americans live in psychiatric shortage areas.