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. 2025 Jul;23(3):342-344.
doi: 10.1176/appi.focus.20250013. Epub 2025 Jul 1.

Advocacy: An Imperative for Our Patients

Dorothy E Stubbe  1
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Advocacy: An Imperative for Our Patients

Dorothy E Stubbe. Focus (Am Psychiatr Publ). 2025 Jul.
No abstract available

Keywords: Affordable Care Act; Health Policy and Legislation; Hospital Treatment and Discharge; Medicaid; Patient Advocacy/Rights; Psychiatric care.

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Conflict of interest statement

Dr. Stubbe reports no financial relationships with commercial interests.

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