Recovery Model Will Strengthen Psychiatrist-Patient Relationship
Steven Sharfstein, M.D.
The President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health has proposed
to transform the mental health system by shifting the paradigm of care
of persons with serious mental illness from traditional medical
psychiatric treatment toward the concept of “recovery.” Although there
are many perceptions and definitions of the term recovery, especially
emanating from the substance abuse field, the cornerstone definition
of mental health recovery was developed by William Anthony, Ph.D.,
director of the Boston Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation.
Reference:
http://pn.psychiatryonline.org/content/40/20/3.full