Mental health and social justice
A vision for the 21st century
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9055253 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gary B Melton (0000-0001-5506-0439, American Orthopsychiatric Association, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 73 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 245-247 |
| Publication date | 2003-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Orthopsychiatry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9432 • E-ISSN: 1939-0025 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037/0002-9432.73.3.245 |
| PMID | 12921204 |
| OpenAlex | W2043200908 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 1 |
If the American Orthopsychiatric Association is to prosper, it must follow a vision grounded in its historic concern with social justice, relevant to contemporary concerns, and pursued through the expertise of its members. Such a vision may lie in a 3-part agenda: (a) a psychologically-minded analysis of, and advocacy for, human rights: (b) attention to mental health concerns in the work of the Washington Group of international agencies; and (c) advocacy for access by disadvantaged people with mental health problems to a broad array of services and to a climate of respect
Criminology · Disadvantaged · Economic Justice · Human rights · Mental health · Political science · Psychiatry · Public relations · Social justice · Sociology · Family and Disability Support Research · Homelessness and Social Issues · Law · Psychology · Social Work Education and Practice
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2019 (14) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |