As a psychiatric RN for the last 11 years of my career as a Nurse, I'd have to say that there is no end in sight for nurses in this specialty area. BSN prepared RN's and PMHNP's are needed all of the time. Political attention has been given to this discipline in recent years, and there is a huge need for solutions to the drug epidemic in the country. Addictions Nursing is also a behavioral/sub specialty within psychiatric nursing that needs better staffing.