Benefits of a nurse-psychiatrist collaborative practice in an anxiety disorders unit.

1 Only one out of four people receives the appropriate therapy for anxiety disorders, despite available and effective treatments. 2 Nurse-doctors collaborative practice is a working relationship with a sharing of responsibilities of the treatment program within the realm of respective roles. 3 Using an evidence-based care approach allowed the care providers to continually monitor, assess and revise the treatment program which proved to be cost effective and time efficient, yet provided premium patient care.