Structural Trauma and Psychiatric Practice: A Call to Action: November 2021
AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare and Psychiatric Annals
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Table of Contents
Structural Violence with Child Welfare Systems
Nicole King Cotton, MD; Melissa D. Carter, JD; and Courtney L. McMickens, MD, MPH, MHS
Disabled Individuals and Structural Trauma: Implications for Mental Health Providers
Sarah Y. Vinson, MD; and Abdul Kamara, LLM
Approaches to Addressing the Structural Trauma of the Mental Health Care System
Alexander Chang, MD; Tamkeenat Syed, MD, MPH; and Michelle P. Durham, MD, MPH
Addressing Structural Trauma: The Psychiatric Clinician Leader’s Role
Sosunmolu O. Shoyinka, MD, MBA; Rachel M. Talley, MD; and Pamela McClenton, LCSW
Sponsorship Statement: This CME activity is jointly sponsored by AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare and Psychiatric Annals.
Support Statement: There is no commercial support for this activity.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify factors that contribute to structural violence in the child welfare system.
- Recognize the manifestations of ableism societal structures and the mental health clinician’s role in identifying and addressing them.
- Understand how to implement concrete solutions for addressing barriers for vulnerable patients who struggle to access mental health care.
- Understand three factors specific to psychiatry that perpetrate structural trauma.
Author names and affiliations: See authors above
Guest Editor: Sarah Y. Vinson, MD
Reviewer names: Andrew A. Nierenberg, MD, Editor, and Lenard A. Adler, MD, CME Coordinator, Psychiatric Annals
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Faculty members report the following financial relationships: Andrew A. Nierenberg, MD, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships: Appliance Computing Inc. (Mindsite); Astra Zeneca; Brain Cells, Inc.; Brandeis University; Bristol Myers Squibb; Clintara, Dianippon Sumitomo/Sepracor; Eli Lilly and Company; EpiQ, Forest; Johnson and Johnson; Labopharm; Merck; Methylation Science; Novartis; PamLabs; PGx Health; Shire; Schering-Plough; Sunovion; Takeda/Lundbeck Pharmaceuticals; Targacept; Teva: Consultant. APSARD; Belvoir Publishing; Boston Center for the Arts; University of Texas Southwestern Dallas; Hillside Hospital; American Drug Utilization Review; American Society for Clinical Psychopharmacology; Bayamon Region Psychiatric Society; Baystate Medical Center; Canadian Psychiatric Association; Columbia University; Douglas Hospital/McGill University; IMEDEX; International Society for Bipolar Disorders; Israel Society for Biological Psychiatry; John Hopkins University; MJ Consulting; Massachusetts Association of College Counselors; Medscape; MBL Publishing; Physicians Postgraduate Press; Ryan Licht Sang Foundation; Slack Publishing; SUNY Buffalo; University of Florida; University of Miami; University of Wisconsin; University of Pisa; SciMed: Honoraria / travel expenses. Appliance Computing, Inc.; Brain Cells, Inc.: Stock options. AHRQ; Cephalon; Forest; Mylan; NIMH; PamLabs; Pfizer Pharmaceuticals; Takeda; Elan; Shire: Grant / research support.
Lenard A. Adler has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships: research grants paid to New York University (NYU) on Dr. Adler’s behalf from Sunovion Pharmaceuticals, Shire Pharmaceuticals, Lundbeck, Enzymotec, Purdue Pharma; personal fees for consulting or advisory boards from Sunovion Pharmaceuticals, Enzymotec, Shire Pharmaceuticals, the National Football League, Major League Baseball, Shire Pharmaceuticals, Otsuka Pharmaceuticals, Alcobra Pharmaceuticals; and royalty fees from NYU School of Medicine for license of Adult ADHD rating scales and training materials.
Authors report the following financial relationships: Sarah Y. Vinson, Nicole King Cotton, Melissa D. Carter, Courtney L. McMickens, Abdul Kamara, Alexander Chang, Tamkeenat Syed, Michelle P. Durham, Sosunmolu O. Shoyinka, Rachel M. Talley, Pamela McClenton have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Accreditation statement(s): This accredited CE activity is primarily targeted to patient-caring physicians, physician assistants (PAs), and nurses specializing in psychiatry. There are no specific background requirements for participants taking this activity. In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare and SLACK Incorporated. AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare, is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the health care team.
Credit designation: AKH Inc., Advancing Knowledge in Healthcare designates this enduring material for a maximum of 3.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Release date: November 1, 2021. Expiration Date: December 1, 2024.
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Target audience: This CME activity is primarily targeted to patient-caring psychiatrists, physicians specializing in psychiatry, and others allied to the field. There are no specific background requirements for participants taking this activity.
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