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Transforming Psychiatry: A Curriculum on Recovery-Oriented Care

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  1. Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    Wesley Sowers

  2. Urban Behavioral Associates, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Annelle Primm

  3. American Psychiatric Association, Arlington, VA, USA

    Deborah Cohen

  4. ValueOptions® Maryland, Linthicum Heights, MD, USA

    Jacquelyn Pettis

  5. Pennsylvania Psychiatric Leadership Council, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Ken Thompson

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The Recovery-Oriented Care in Psychiatry Curriculum was prepared for Development Services Group, Inc. and SAMHSA, under Subcontract No. DSG – ApA 2010–01, to promote the adoption of recovery-oriented practice into behavioral health care. The views, opinions, and content of the curriculum are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, or policies of SAMHSA or HHS.

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Sowers, W., Primm, A., Cohen, D. et al. Transforming Psychiatry: A Curriculum on Recovery-Oriented Care. Acad Psychiatry 40, 461–467 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-015-0445-3

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