The American Psychiatric Association presented Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, with APA's highest award in advocacy, the Jacob K. Javits Award for Public Service, in recognition of her ongoing efforts for all of those living with mental illness. Snowe has worked throughout her career to end the unfair distinction between physical and mental disorders...
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September 17, 2010
September 15, 2010
AACAP And APA Release Updated Parent’s Medication Guide To Treating Childhood And Adolescent Depression
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACP) and the American Psychiatric Association (APA) are announcing the release of a newly revised, updated, and expanded version of The Use of Medication in Treating Childhood and Adolescent Depression: Information for Patients and Families , part of the ParentsMedGuide series of publications...
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June 15, 2010
APA Approves New Code of Conduct
The American Psychiatric Association (APA) Board of Trustees has established a new code of conduct in the form of a Conflict of Interest Committee at the board level.
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June 8, 2010
Pray For Our Children
A quarter of a century ago, E. Mansell Pattison provided the invocation for the opening of the 1985 annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association. It was called "A Prayer for Psychiatrists" and was so well received, that it was reprinted in [Pastoral Psychology (1987;35:187-188,), a now defunct journal. Dr Pattison, both a psychiatrist and a minister, died shortly thereafter, in 1989.
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June 2, 2010
Stigma, Barriers To Care Greater Among Active Duty Soldiers Than National Guard Soldiers
Active duty soldiers report greater mental health problems and greater service-related stigma, but significantly lower rates of use of mental health services than National Guard soldiers, according to research presented in the June issue of Psychiatric Services, a journal of the American Psychiatric Association...
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May 26, 2010
NAMI Medical Director Honored With APA Patient Advocacy Award; Appears In CNN Health And Huffington Post Columns
Ken Duckworth, M.D., medical director of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), has been honored with the Patient Advocacy Award of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) at the organization's 2010 Annual Meeting in New Orleans. Dr...
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NAMI Applauds America’s Exemplary Psychiatrists; 20th Anniversary Of Awards
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has honored 22 doctors as "Exemplary Psychiatrists" at the American Psychiatric Association (APA) annual conference in New Orleans. "We are proud to honor these psychiatrists for their exceptional dedication to people living with mental illness," said NAMI Executive Director Michael J. Fitzpatrick...
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Study Shows Combining L-methylfolate With An Antidepressant At The Start Of Treatment Significantly Improves Depression Symptoms
New data presented at the American Psychiatric Association's annual meeting suggests a benefit to combining L-methylfolate, a prescription medical food called Deplin®, with an antidepressant at the start of treatment...
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May 20, 2010
Undue Pharmaceutical Influence on Psychiatric Practice
Within the past few years, increasing concerns have arisen about the ways in which corporate sponsorship of clinical trials and continuing medical education activities may bias the information that is published and disseminated about the benefits and risks of medications. Questions have also been raised about the extent of industry influence on the American Psychiatric Association's diagnostic an
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March 4, 2010
American Psychiatric Headquarters Seized by Giant English Teachers!
Arlington, VA, March 2 (compiled from AP reports)-Officials at the American Psychiatric Association (APA) confirmed today that their national headquarters had been taken over by "very, very large English and literature teachers," according to a spokesperson for APA President, Dr Alan Schatzberg. Schatzberg himself was unavailable for comment and was reported to be in seclusion "…brushing up his S
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