Textbook Talk: Dr. Hunter McQuistion on Psychiatric Care for People Experiencing Homelessness

Dr. Rob Gadomski and Dr. Hunter McQuistion discuss the new Textbook of Community Psychiatry, key takeaways from the Psychiatric Care for People Experiencing Homelessness Chapter, and more! Timestamps: 00:10   Introductions 03:23  How would you define a community psychiatrist? 06:33  Care for people who are unhoused or experiencing homelessness 11:05   Phasic model of work with homelessness 16:12   Importance of support and mentorship in community psychiatry 18:48  Overview of the new Textbook of Community Psychiatry Created by the American Association for Community Psychiatry (AACP). Purchase the Textbook of Community Psychiatry | Free AACP Membership for Medical Students, Residents, and Fellows | Other AACP Membership | Instagram | Twitter | Listener Survey | Follow, review, and share! Guest: Hunter L. McQuistion, MD is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at New York University (NYU) Grossman School of Medicine and senior attending psychiatrist at NYU Langone Health. He is medical director of the SAMHSA-funded Engagement, Treatment, and Recovery (EnTRy) Program at Family Health Centers at NYU Langone, which provides FQHC-based multidisci-plinary and recovery-oriented services to underserved Brooklyn residents experiencing serious mental health challenges. He recently completed a successful and satisfying stewardship as chief of psychiatry and behavioral health at NYC Health+Hospitals|Gouverneur. Among other roles in systems management and clinical policy, Dr. McQuistion has also served at a high level in the City of New York Department of Health & Mental Hygiene. As an academic community psychiatrist, he has focused much of his career on program development and scholarship concerning people who experience homelessness and mental illnesses, but has also turned energies to other underserved populations, including interest in efforts on racial and ethnic issues as related to clinical competencies. Spanning roles in advocacy, administration, epidemiological and services research, and education, Dr. McQuistion has published and presented widely. He offers program and educational consultation as well as providing direct clinical services. Dr. McQuistion is a past president of the American Association for Community Psychiatry, is recognized as an Exemplary Psychiatrist by the National Alliance on Mental Illness, is a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, a Fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine, and a member of the Group for Advancement of Psychiatry. Host: Rob Gadomski, DO is the Deputy Medical Director of Psychiatric Services at Project Renewal, Inc and a graduate of the Columbia Public Psychiatry Fellowship in June 2022. He works primarily with homeless and marginalized individuals in the New York City area. He went to the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine for medical school and completed his psychiatry residency training at Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia before moving to NYC, where he gathered an interest in working with homeless populations and individuals interacting with the criminal legal system. Credit Attribution: Stock Media provided by StockAudios / Pond5