Discussion: Influencing Social Change.

Discussion: Influencing Social Change.

Individuals with psychiatric mental health disorders are frequently stigmatized not only by

society as a whole, but also by their friends, family, and sometimes healthcare providers. In your

role, however, you have the opportunity to become a social change agent for these individuals.

For this Discussion, consider how you might make a positive impact for your clients and

advocate for social change within your own community.

Learning Objectives

Students will:NURS 6630 – Psychopharmacologic Approaches to Treatment of Psychopathology

Essay Assignment

Apply strategies to become a social change agent for psychiatric mental health

Learning Resources

Note: To access this week’s required library resources, please click on the link to the Course

Readings List, found in the Course Materials section of your Syllabus.

Required Readings

Angermeyer, M. C., Matschinger, H., & Schomerus, G. (2013). Attitudes towards psychiatric

treatment and people with mental illness: Changes over two decades. The British Journal of

Psychiatry, 203(2), 146–151. Retrieved from http://bjp.rcpsych.org/content/203/2/146.full

Bui, Q. (2012). Antidepressants for agitation and psychosis in patients with dementia. American

Family Physician, 85(1), 20–22. Retrieved from http://www.aafp.org/journals/afp.html

Note: Retrieved from from the Walden Library databases.

Dingfelder, S. F. (2009). Stigma: Alive and well. American Psychological Association, 40(6),

56. Retrieved from http://www.apa.org/monitor/2009/06/stigma.aspx

Jenkins, J. H. (2012). The anthropology of psychopharmacology: Commentary on contributions

to the analysis of pharmaceutical self and imaginary. Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry, 36(1),

78–79. doi:10.1007/s11013-012-9248-0

Note: Retrieved from from the Walden Library databases.NURS 6630 – Psychopharmacologic

Approaches to Treatment of Psychopathology Essay Assignment

Price, L. H. (2010). Violence in America: Is psychopharmacology the answer? Brown University

Psychopharmacology Update, 21(5), 5. Retrieved from

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1556-7532

Note: Retrieved from from the Walden Library databases.

Optional Resources

Bennett, T. (2015). Changing the way society understands mental health. National Alliance on

Mental Illness. Retrieved from http://www.nami.org/Blogs/NAMI-Blog/April-2015/Changing-

The-Way-Society-Understands-Mental-Health

Mechanic, D. (2007). Mental health services then and now. Health Affairs, 26(6), 1548–1550.

Retrieved from

https://web.archive.org/web/20170605094514/http://content.healthaffairs.org/content/26/6/1548.

full

Rothman, D. J. (1994). Shiny, happy people: The problem with "cosmetic

psychopharmacology.” New Republic, 210(7), 34–38.

To prepare for this Discussion:

Reflect on how you might influence social change for psychiatric mental health.

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