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The 12 preceding narratives show stabilization and recovery, which about half of my patients were able to achieve during the 2 to 6 years I worked with them. The other half seemed less successful in achieving those outcomes, for at least four different reasons. Furthermore, outreach psychiatry presents some real risks to outreach clinicians and to makers of public policy, as well. Patients’ families, friends, and potential neighbors have their own concerns. Experienced public psychiatrists express skepticism about prospects for favorable outcomes. On the other hand there are some guidelines that prospective outreach clinicians may find useful to their efforts, beginning with identifying their own, individual motives for engaging in this strenuous work. Those who choose to pursue it will find many opportunities to do so and can reap deep gratifications.
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Tucker, W. (2016). Second Thoughts and Conclusions. In: Narratives of Recovery from Serious Mental Illness. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-33727-2_14
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