A Psychiatrist's Guide to Advocacy
Author | : Mary C. Vance, M.D. |
Publisher | : American Psychiatric Pub |
Total Pages | : 460 |
Release | : 2020-03-31 |
Genre | : Medical |
ISBN | : 1615372334 |
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The book explores the diverse definitions of advocacy and helps to identify methods and opportunities for advocacy by mental health practitioners. The editors argue for a greater culture of advocacy among psychiatrists in order to effect broad and lasting systemic and structural change. Legislative advocacy is just one of the many types explored in the book; advocacy takes many forms, including patient-level advocacy, organizational advocacy, education and research as advocacy, and media-targeted advocacy.