A psychiatrist's guide to advocacy / edited by Mary C. Vance, Katherine G. Kennedy, Ilse R. Wiechers, Saul M. Levin.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"A Psychiatrist's Guide to Advocacy explores the diverse conditions that may demand an in-tervention or affirmative response from mental health practitioners charged with advocating for patients and the profession. The editors and authors argue for a greater culture of advo-cacy among psychiatrists to effect broad and lasting changes, emphasizing that advocacy takes many forms (e.g., organizational, patient-level, legislative, media, education). The au-thors identify systemic problems in mental health care, describe the essential factors needed for effective advocacy, and delineate the advocacy needs of diverse patient populations (e.g., children and families, older adults, LGBTQ patients, veterans)"-- Provided by publisher.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Part I Understanding Advocacy -- 1 What Is Advocacy, and Why Is It Important? -- 2 Conceptualizing Advocacy -- 3 Where Do We Fit In? Advocating for Our Patients and Our Profession -- Advocacy Role Model Interview: Julie Chilton, M.D. Advocacy Through Self-Disclosure -- 4 How Do I Become an Advocate? -- Advocacy Role Model Interview: Jeffrey Akaka, M.D. Advocacy Through Organized Medicine -- Part II Practicing Advocacy -- 5 Patient-Level Advocacy -- 6 Organizational Advocacy

Advocacy Role Model Interview: Ken Duckworth, M.D. Advocacy Through Organizational Leadership -- 7 Legislative Advocacy -- 8 Education as Advocacy -- 9 Research as Advocacy -- 10 Engaging the Popular Media -- Advocacy Role Model Interview: Jeremy Kidd, M.D., M.P.H. Advocacy Through Communication With the Public -- Part III Advocacy for Special Populations -- 11 Advocacy for Children and Families -- 12 Advocacy for Older Adults -- 13 Advocacy for LGBTQ Patients -- 14 Advocacy for Immigrants, Refugees, and Their Families -- 15 Advocacy for People With Substance Use Disorders

16 Advocacy for Military Service Members -- 17 Advocacy for Veterans and Their Families -- 18 Advocacy for Patients in Medical Settings -- 19 Community and Public Sector Advocacy -- 20 Advocacy for People With Mental Illness at Risk for Criminal Justice Involvement -- Index -- Back Cover

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