A Psychiatrist's Guide to Advocacy
| Author | : Mary C. Vance, M.D. |
| Publisher | : American Psychiatric Pub |
| Total Pages | : 460 |
| Release | : 2020-03-31 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781615372331 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1615372334 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (334 Downloads) |
Download or read book A Psychiatrist's Guide to Advocacy written by Mary C. Vance, M.D. and published by American Psychiatric Pub. This book was released on 2020-03-31 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
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