Debbie K. Mendelsohn, APRN, MSN, is an advanced practice clinical nurse specialist in psychiatry and geriatrics. She works in both the nursing home program and the consultation liaison service at The Miriam Hospital. She received her bachelor’s degree from the University of San Francisco and her master’s degree from the University of Rhode Island. She is a senior teaching associate in psychiatry and human behavior at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.