Patricia Cunningham, DNSc, APN, BC
 Psychiatric Option Coordinator and Assistant Professor
Doctor of Nursing Science, Advanced Practice Nurse, Board Certified
Psychiatric Clinical Nurse Specialist/Family Nurse Practitioner
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center
College of Nursing
877 Madison Avenue
Room 612
Memphis, TN 38163
Office Phone: 901-448-6103
Toll free: 800-733-2498
Fax: 901-448-4121
Email: pcunningham@utmem.edu
Link to CV (PDF version)
Patricia Cunningham, DNSc, has been a College of Nursing faculty member at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center since 1992. Dr. Cunningham is dually certified through the American Nurses Credentialing Center as an Adult Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist and as a Family Nurse Practitioner contributing to the evolution of the education and role of the Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurse. Dr. Cunningham’s area of interest is the assessment and treatment of mood disorders, and the integration of psychiatric/mental health care in primary care settings.
Dr. Cunningham received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Temple University in 1977; her Master of Science in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing from Indiana University in 1984; her post-master’s preparation as a Family Nurse Practitioner in 1994 from the University of Tennessee College of Nursing, and graduated in the first class of the University of Tennessee College of Nursing, Doctor of Nursing Science program in 2001. In her years teaching at the College of Nursing, Pat has been the recipient of the Excellence in Teaching Award, Outstanding Teacher Award, and The Golden Apple Award. In 2001, Pat received the Psychiatric Nursing Award from the Tennessee Nurses Association and the Faculty Alumni Award from the University of Tennessee College of Nursing. Pat is a member of the Tennessee Nurses Association, and the American Psychiatric Nurses Association.
Current Faculty Practice Responsibilities
Psychiatric CNS/Family Nurse Practitioner at the Center for Health Evaluation and Lifestyle Promotion, Memphis, TN (10-20% effort)
Responsible for accessing and treating mood disorders in referred patients.
Population Served: Patients from Family Medicine who choose to continue care with me. Patients referred by Nurse Colleagues.
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Articles
- Manning, J.S., Haykal, R.F., Connor, P.D., Cunningham, P.D., Jackson, W.C., and Long, S. (2005) Sustained remission with lamotrigine augmentation or monotherapy in female resistant depressives with mixed cyclothymic-dysthymic temperament. Journal of Affective Disorders, 84(2-3), 259-266.
- Jackson, W.C. & Cunningham, P.D. (2002). "Mercy" - narrative, role-play, and attitudes concerning antemortem care. Family Medicine. 34(8), 572-573.
- Mynatt, S., Cunningham, P, & Manning, J.S. (2002). Identifying bipolar spectrum disorders. Nurse Practitioner. 27(6), 15-29.
Peer-Reviewed Presentations
National
Cunningham, PD (2004) Psychosocial risk factors, affective temperament, and functional health of patients in a primary care based mood disorder clinic. Poster presentation. Nurse Practitioner Symposium, sponsored by University of Colorado Health Sciences Center School of Nursing. Keystone, CO July15-17, 2004
Conceptualization and treatment of mmod disorders in primary care. International Society of Psychiatric Nursing, Sixth Annual Conference. (April 28-May1, 2004) St. Louis, MO.
Invited Workshops/Seminars/Presentations
National
Psychiatric Certification Review Course. Barkley and Associates.
Mood Disorders: A Longitudinal Perspective. National Conference for Nurse Practitioners. (November 12-15, 2003) Baltimore, MD.
Anxiety Disorders. National Conference for Nurse Practitioners. (November 12-15, 2003) Baltimore, MD.
Managing Mood Disorders in Primary Care. Cunningham, P., & Mynatt, S. National Conference for Nurse Practitioners. (November 4, 2002). Nashville, TN.
Regional
Cunningham, PD (2004) What gets in your way? Overcoming communication barriers. 2004 Annual Convention, Tennessee Nurses Association. Nashville, TN 10/22/04.
Emotional Health: Making Sense of Choices for Care. Women's Health Symposium, Baptist Central Hospital. (November 7, 2003) Lexington, KY.
Some Pragmatic Considerations of Caring for Patients with Mood Disorders in Primary Care. STAR Utilization Project, University of Louisville, Department of Family Medicine and Community Medicine. (June 19, 2003) Louisville, KY.
The Evolving Conceptualization and Treatment of Mood Disorders in Primary Care: Guidelines for Effective Treatment. STAR Utilization Project, University of Louisville, Department of Family Medicine and Community Medicine. (February 13, 2003) Louisville, KY.
Local
Cunningham, PD (2004) 12-Step as a differentiation process. A vision for health: a Bowen Perspective. University of Tennessee Health Science Center, College of Nursing and Jewish Family Services. Memphis, TN 11/29/04
Evolving Conceptualization and Treatment of Mood Disorders. Sigma Theta Tau, Beta Theta Chapter at Large. (February 4, 2003) Memphis, TN.
Professional Achievements and Activities
Review Panels
Reviewer/Primary Care Companion to the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry
Reviewer/Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
Professional Organizations and Offices
International Society of Psychiatric Nurses
Tennessee Nurses Association
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