Developing an Advocacy Curriculum: Lessons Learned from a National Survey of Psychiatric Residency Programs.

Objective: Advocacy by physicians, defined as a physician's public support for causes, policies, or actions that advance patient health, is increasingly recognized as a professional responsibility as well as a core competency in medical training. The authors describe a survey they conducted on advocacy curricula in psychiatric residency training programs across the USA, from their vantage point as members of an advocacy council within a medical professional organization.

Methods: Between Fall 2016 and Winter 2018, psychiatry residency programs with advocacy curricula were identified through personal communications with stakeholders as well as a blast email to the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training.

Advocacy for Psychodynamic Psychotherapy: Challenges and Benefits.

Psychodynamic psychotherapy, also called psychodynamic therapy (PDT), is an effective mental health treatment that is currently under siege on several fronts. It is at risk of being effectively excluded from the future of American health care. Psychiatrists need to learn how to advocate for a future mental health care delivery system that assures their patients have access to PDT.