Patricia Deegan

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Patricia Deegan
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Patricia Deegan, giving a workshop in Israel, 2019
Alma mater Fitchburg State College (1977)
Duquesne University (1984)
Scientific career
Fields Psychology

Patricia E. Deegan is an American disability-rights advocate, psychologist and researcher. She has been described as a "national spokesperson for the mental health consumer/survivor movement in the United States." [1] Deegan is known as an advocate of the mental health recovery movement (a cofounder of the National Empowerment Center) [2] and is an international speaker and trainer in the field of mental health. [a]

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Deegan co-founded M-POWER (Massachusetts People/Patients Organized for Wellness, Empowerment and Rights) [2] and created CommonGround, "a web application to support shared decision making in the psychopharmacology consultation." [10]

Personal life

Deegan was diagnosed with schizophrenia as a teenager. [10] She credits her grandmother with putting her on the road to recovery. [11] Together with her partner of 30 years, Deborah Anderson, they have raised a daughter, Chianne. [12]

Academia

Deegan received her B.S. from Fitchburg State College in 1977 and her PhD in clinical psychology from Duquesne University in 1984. [13] Her dissertation titled "The use of diazepam in an effort to transform being anxious: An empirical phenomenological investigation" [14] was conducted under the supervision of William F. Fischer. Deegan is a phenomenological psychologist, [15] whose writings include rich autobiographical accounts of her experience living with schizophrenia, and emphasize that recovery from serious mental illness is possible. [16]

She also served as an adjunct professor at the Dartmouth College Medical School, Department of Community and Family Medicine and the Boston University, Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences. [13] [17]

Honors and recognition

Research and professional interests

Electronic decision support and shared decision making. Specialist in qualitative research focusing on recovery from mental illness, the effectiveness of self-help and mutual-support, mental health systems change and research on ex-patient perspectives on the history of mental health services.

Publications

Films

Sample of media interviews

Sample of major Lectures

See also

References

Footnotes

  1. Attributed to multiple sources: [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

Citations

  1. Davidson, Larry; Stayner, David (1997). "Loss, loneliness, and the desire for love: Perspectives on the social lives of people with schizophrenia". Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal. 20 (3): 3–12. doi:10.1037/h0095369.
  2. 1 2 "Patricia Deegan, Ph.D. Director of Training and Education National Empowerment Center". NARPA. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  3. "Patricia Deegan: Prophet and Practitioner of Recovery" . Retrieved 10 February 2009.
  4. "Edge of Sanity". This American Life. Episode 52. 31 January 1997. 17:27 minutes in.
  5. Knich, Diane (9 April 2002). "Hearing the Voices". The Washington Post. Archived from the original (fee required) on October 21, 2012.
  6. Boodman, Sandra G. (12 February 2002). "'Beautiful' -- but Not Rare -- Recovery". The Washington Post. Archived from the original (fee required) on January 31, 2013.
  7. Ragsdale, Kathie Neff (12 December 1999). "Once haunted, now they help fight for the mentally ill". The Eagle-Tribune.
  8. Ferreira da Costa, Joana (9 November 1999). "Tinha 18 anos e neguei a esquizofrenia". Terca Feira.
  9. Frese, Frederick J.; Knight, Edward L.; Saks, Elyn (March 2009). "Recovery From Schizophrenia: With Views of Psychiatrists, Psychologists, and Others Diagnosed With This Disorder". Schizophrenia Bulletin. 35 (2): 370–380. doi:10.1093/schbul/sbn175. PMC   2659312 . PMID   19304812.
  10. 1 2 Deegan, Pat. "Recovery: The Lived Experience of Rehabilitation" (PDF). NAMI. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  11. Deegan, Pat. "Recovery as a Self-Directed Process of Healing and Transformation" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  12. "Pat Deegan & Associates".
  13. 1 2 "Patricia E. Deegan, Ph.D. - Institute for the Study of Human Resilience". Archived from the original on 7 September 2008. Retrieved 22 October 2010.
  14. Deegan, Patricia E. (1983). The use of diazepam in an effort to transform being anxious: an empirical phenomenological investigation (Thesis). OCLC   29764975. ProQuest   303146408.
  15. Davidson, Larry (2004). "Phenomenology and Contemporary Clinical Practice: Introduction to Special Issue". Journal of Phenomenological Psychology. 35 (2): 149–162. doi:10.1163/1569162042652218.
  16. Jones, James (21 May 2015). "'High Functioning': Successful Professionals with Severe Mental Illness". Duke Forum for Law & Social Change. 7 (1): 1–35. SSRN   2614659.
  17. "Dartmouth Medical School - Faculty Database" . Retrieved 22 October 2010.
  18. 1 2 "About Pat". www.commongroundprogram.com. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
  19. "New York Association of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services, Inc". 2015-07-24. Archived from the original on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
  20. "2013 Innovation Award | Scattergood Foundation". 2015-07-24. Archived from the original on 2015-07-24. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
  21. "2013 APA Gold Award: Amplifying the Voices of Individuals Who Use Mental Health Services: A Commitment to Shared Decision Making: Decision Support Centers, Community Care Behavioral Health Organization, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania" . Psychiatric Services. 64 (10): e7 –e9. October 2013. doi:10.1176/appi.ps.641112. ISSN   1075-2730. PMID   24081423.
  22. Dixon, Lisa (September 2015). "2015 Wayne Fenton Award for Exceptional Clinical Care". Schizophrenia Bulletin. 41 (5): 999–1000. doi:10.1093/schbul/sbv081. PMC   4535647 . PMID   26108867.
  23. "Must Read: Pat Deegan on Putting the Human Back in the Human Services". NYAPRS. 22 August 2018. Archived from the original on 2022-01-23. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
  24. Deegan, Patricia E.; Stiles, Allison; Rufo, Missy; Zisman-Ilani, Yaara (December 2024). "Awakening on antipsychotic medication: A call to action" . Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal. 47 (4): 283–290. doi:10.1037/prj0000608. ISSN   1559-3126. PMID   38573672.