1. THE CASE FOR Psychiatric Reparations.
- Author
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Moffic, Steven, Bailey, Rahn K., McLean, Andrew J., and Okamoto, Tom
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AFFIRMATIVE action programs ,RACISM ,HEALTH services accessibility ,DISCRIMINATION (Sociology) ,MENTAL health ,HEALTH status indicators ,HISTORICAL trauma ,PSYCHIATRIC treatment - Abstract
The article discusses the use of affirmative action as reparations for psychiatrically ill patients who encounter stigma and other obstacles to recovery as of 2021. Topics covered include the urgency of psychological reparations by addressing disparities in patient care and staff composition, and the pandemic's intensification of social inequities. Also noted are the use of a psychiatric reparations history with its essential components and the factors that make up psychological reparations.
- Published
- 2021