Document Type

Article

Publication Date

8-1-2007

Comments

This article has been peer reviewed. It is the authors' final version prior to publication in Psychiatric Services, Volume 58, Issue 8, August 2007, Pages 1119-1123.

The official published article is available online at https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.2007.58.8.1119. Copyright © American Psychiatric Association

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Recovery has emerged over the past decade as a dominant theme in public mental health care.

METHODS: The 2006 Pennsylvania Consensus Conference brought together 24 community psychiatrists to explore the barriers they experienced in promoting recovery and their recommendations for change.

RESULTS: Twelve barriers were identified and classified into one of three categories: psychiatry knowledge, roles, and training; the need to transform public mental health systems and services; and environmental barriers to opportunity. Participants made 22 recommendations to address these barriers through changes in policies, programs, and psychiatric knowledge and practice.

CONCLUSIONS: The recommendations identify areas for change that can be accomplished through individual psychiatrist action and organized group efforts.

PubMed ID

17664525

Language

English

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Psychiatry Commons

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