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. 2023 Dec 1;74(12):1291-1293.
doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.20230006. Epub 2023 Jun 8.

Psychiatry's Obligation to Promote Voting Among Patients With Mental Illness

Julie A Graziane  1 , Aria Ghahramani  1 , Joy Luther Bowen  1 , Sarah Horton  1 , Alison Swigart  1 , Elisabeth Kunkel  1 , Katharine B Dalke  1
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Psychiatry's Obligation to Promote Voting Among Patients With Mental Illness

Julie A Graziane et al. Psychiatr Serv. .

Abstract

The American Medical Association adopted a resolution in June 2022 recognizing voting as a social determinant of health. As psychiatric professionals and trainees with experience in civic health, the authors argue that psychiatrists must consider the relationship between voting and mental health as part of care delivery. People with psychiatric illness can experience unique barriers to voting and garner mental health benefits from civic engagement. Provider-led activities to promote voting are accessible and simple. Given the benefits of voting, and the availability of interventions to foster voter engagement, psychiatrists have an obligation to promote voting access among their patients.

Keywords: Civic health; Patient advocacy; Patient rights; Public policy issues; Recovery; Social psychiatry.

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