Discussion: Influencing Social Change.
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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