Public psychiatrists' reports of their own recovery-oriented practices.
OBJECTIVE
Alumni of Columbia University's Public Psychiatry Fellowship were surveyed to assess their use of recovery-oriented practices.


METHODS
A de novo survey designed specifically for psychiatrists was developed on the basis of prior measures and theories of recovery. A total of 144 graduates completed the survey.


RESULTS
Fellowship alumni reported using a variety of practices consistent with a recovery orientation, including asking about patients' social support systems and life goals. To varying degrees, alumni endorsed a belief in the viability of leverage practices. A regression analysis revealed that recovery-oriented practices were associated with awareness of recovery concepts and less authoritarian medication management.


CONCLUSIONS
Although some recovery-oriented practices were used infrequently (for example, facilitating peer advocacy), a number of important practices were endorsed at relatively high levels. The association of recovery-oriented practices with awareness of recovery concepts suggests that education and advocacy may promote such practices.
Ranz
Jules M
JM
Department of Psychiatry, New York State Psychiatric Institute, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA. jmr1@columbia.edu
Mancini
Anthony D
AD
D000328:Adult; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003289:Convalescence; D004358:Drug Therapy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006040:Goals; D006293:Health Promotion; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D009518:New York; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000379:methods*; D011634:Public Health; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires