Psychiatric Patient Advocate Office Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, 55 St. Clair Avenue W., Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Am J Orthopsychiatry. 2012 Jan;82(1):115-20. doi: 10.1111/j.1939-0025.2011.01143.x.
Although rights protection and best interest perspectives are frequently viewed as diametric opposites, mental health advocacy is an important strategy in pursuit of both civil rights and therapeutic goals for people with mental illness. Independent, client-centered advocacy supports the attainment of consumer-identified goals for recovery, equality, and social inclusion and mitigates the negative consequences of stigma and discrimination. Advocacy strives to return decision-making authority to consumers and thus to empower them to play a more central role in their own care, treatment, rehabilitation, and life choices.
虽然权利保护和最佳利益的观点经常被视为截然相反的两个方面，但心理健康倡导是追求精神病患者的公民权利和治疗目标的一个重要策略。独立的、以客户为中心的倡导支持实现消费者确定的康复、平等和社会包容目标，并减轻耻辱和歧视的负面影响。倡导努力将决策权交还给消费者，从而使他们能够在自己的护理、治疗、康复和生活选择中发挥更核心的作用。
