Self-advocacy and Empowerment
For individuals with a mental illness who are admitted for inpatient psychiatric treatment, their ability to exercise their patient rights may often be compromised by a variety of factors. Typically, such hospitalizations occur at times when individuals a
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Nirbhay N. Singh Jack W. Barber Scott Van Sant Editors
Handbook of Recovery in Inpatient Psychiatry
Evidence-Based Practices in Behavioral Health Series editor Nirbhay N. Singh, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, USA
More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/11863
Nirbhay N. Singh Jack W. Barber Scott Van Sant •
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Handbook of Recovery in Inpatient Psychiatry
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Editors Nirbhay N. Singh Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior, Medical College of Georgia Augusta University Augusta, GA USA
Scott Van Sant Medical College of Georgia Augusta University Augusta, GA USA
Jack W. Barber Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services Richmond, VA USA
ISSN 2366-6013 ISSN 2366-6021 (electronic) Evidence-Based Practices in Behavioral Health ISBN 978-3-319-40535-3 ISBN 978-3-319-40537-7 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-40537-7 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016942039 © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
For Jashuben, for her indomitable spirit of recovery Nirbhay N. Singh For Lee Ann, who makes recovery real for individuals every day Jack W. Barber For my sister, Milinda Scott Van Sant
Preface
Individuals with serious mental illness often lose all hope of ever having a fulfilling life. More often than not, it is not the mental illness itself, but the cognitive, medical, psychological, and social sequelae of the illness that grinds them down. This loss of hope for recovery is often compounded by not only iatrogenic effects from the treatments they receive, but also the very professionals that provide such treatments. These professionals can be so focused on relieving the pain from mental illness that they forget the suffering of the individual. They fail to appreciate that th
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