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31: Pat Deegan on the Journey to Use Medication Optimally to Support Recovery Psychiatric Services From Pages to Practice

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Patricia E. Deegan, Ph.D., joins Dr. Dixon and Dr. Berezin to discuss the dynamic journey that is learning to use psychiatric medicine optimally to support recovery. It requires more than learning to take pills on schedule. As people recover, as they learn and grow, as they age, and as their concerns and interests evolve, the use of medication as a tool in recovery also evolves.
What is Pat Deegan, Ph.D., & Associates? [1:15] Dr. Deegan's personal experience with mental illness [2:48] Recovery as a journey [5:06] Challenges people face when using medication [9:53] The clinician-patient relationship [14:04] Using analogy to understand the use of medication [17:25] Personal motivation for using medication [18:32] The context from which this Personal Accounts column emerged [22:44] Subscribe to the podcast here.
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Patricia E. Deegan, Ph.D., joins Dr. Dixon and Dr. Berezin to discuss the dynamic journey that is learning to use psychiatric medicine optimally to support recovery. It requires more than learning to take pills on schedule. As people recover, as they learn and grow, as they age, and as their concerns and interests evolve, the use of medication as a tool in recovery also evolves.
What is Pat Deegan, Ph.D., & Associates? [1:15] Dr. Deegan's personal experience with mental illness [2:48] Recovery as a journey [5:06] Challenges people face when using medication [9:53] The clinician-patient relationship [14:04] Using analogy to understand the use of medication [17:25] Personal motivation for using medication [18:32] The context from which this Personal Accounts column emerged [22:44] Subscribe to the podcast here.
Check out Editor's Choice, a new set of curated collections from the rich resource of articles published in the journal. Sign up to receive notification of new Editor's Choice collections.
Browse other articles on our web site.
Be sure to let your colleagues know about the podcast, and please rate and review it wherever you listen to it.
Listen to other podcasts produced by the American Psychiatric Association.
Follow the journal on Twitter.

E-mail us at psjournal@psych.org

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