Community-based theatre involving people with psychiatric disabilities offers much potential as a catalyst for personal recovery, growth, and social connection, as well as for societal change, according to the authors of an article in the March issue of Psychiatric Services, a journal of the American Psychiatric Association. The article authors, David A. Faigin, M.A., and Catherine H...
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February 12, 2010
New Proposed Changes Posted For Leading Manual Of Mental Disorders
The American Psychiatric Association today released the proposed draft diagnostic criteria for the fifth edition of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)...
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February 11, 2010
The draft of the new ‘psychiatric bible’ is published
The draft version of the American Psychiatric Association's DSM 5, the psychiatric 'bible' that defines the revised criteria for diagnosing mental illness, has finally been published. It's a masterpiece of compromise - intended to be largely backwardly compatible, so most psychiatrists could just get on diagnosing the few major mental illnesses that all clinicians recognise in the same way they a
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February 4, 2010
American Psychiatric Association Urges Elimination Of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Policy In The Military
The American Psychiatric Association is calling for the U.S. military to abandon the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, which allows sexual orientation to be used as a reason to dismiss individuals from the armed services. "The U.S. should repeal 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' and allow capable men and women to serve without regard to sexual orientation," said APA President Alan F...
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February 2, 2010
American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting In New Orleans, May 22-26 Features Renowned Experts And Cutting-Edge Research
Top experts and researchers in psychiatry will present cutting-edge research and important clinical updates at the American Psychiatric Association's 2010 Annual Meeting in New Orleans in May. The APA's 163rd Annual Meeting, the world's largest psychiatric meeting, will run Saturday, May 22 to Wednesday, May 26, 2010 in New Orleans at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center...
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February 1, 2010
APA Reacts To The Mental Health Parity Regulations
Interim rules for implementing parity include victories for fairness in insurance coverage for individuals with mental illness and substance use disorders, but some important issues must still be resolved, the American Psychiatric Association said today after the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor and Treasury released implementation rules...
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December 11, 2009
DSM-5 Publication Date Moved To May 2013 - American Psychiatric Association
The American Psychiatric Association revised the timeline for publishing the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, moving the anticipated release date to May 2013. "Extending the timeline will allow more time for public review, field trials and revisions," said APA President Alan Schatzberg, M.D...
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Publication of new DSM diagnostic manual put back
The American Psychiatric Association has announced that it has put back the publication of the forthcoming 'DSM 5' revision of the influential diagnostic manual of mental disorders back one year to May 2013.The press release, available online as a pdf, notes:"Extending the timeline will allow more time for public review, field trials and revisions," said APA President Alan Schatzberg, M.D. "The A
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December 2, 2009
Lessons From Implementation Of Mental Health Parity In California
Experiences in California may provide valuable lessons for implementation of the federal parity legislation, such as the need to monitor not only plan costs and coverage but also access and quality. Results of research examining experiences in California over a five-year period appear in the December issue of Psychiatric Services, a journal of the American Psychiatric Association...
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November 9, 2009
American Psychiatric Association Encourages Passage Of House Healthcare Reform Proposals
The American Psychiatric Association is calling for concurrent passage of H.R. 3962 (the Affordable Health Care for America Act) and H.R. 3961 (the Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2009), which together provide the best opportunity for comprehensive healthcare reform. "Taken together, H.R. 3961 and H.R.
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