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Revision of Diagnostic Manual Underway (1-7-2009)
APA Denounces New Health and Human Services Regulations (12-22-08)
Treatment Options Explored in New Texts (11-24-08)
Veterans Day Highlights Need for Military Mental Health Care (11/11/08)
Major Mental Health Association Join to Support Give an Hour
Study: Disparities Persist in Mental Health Care (embargoed 10/29/2008)
APA Names Eve Herold Communications & Public Affairs Director (10/21/08)
Getting Help: Distress in Troubled Economic Times (10/15/2008)
APA Draws Attention to Mental Illness Awareness Week 2008 (10/6/08)
Mental Health Parity: A Win For Patients (10/06/2008)
Chicago Forum: Help Me I'm Sad, Recognizing Depression in Children (9/30/2008)
APA Past-President Ruiz Chosen President Elect of WPA (9/29/08)
APA Restates Position Barring Psychiatric Participation in Interrogation of Detainees (9/26/08)
APA Statement on Mental Health Parity (9/24/08)
Professional Risk Management Services Releases Information on AIG (9/18/08)
APA Statement Teen Suicide Rates (9/18/08)
APA Joins Rally for Mental Health Legislation-Urges Lawmakers to Pass Bill Before Adjourning (9/17/08)
Coping with Destructive Personality Disorders-Psychiatric Association Brings Mental Health Topics to Chicago (9/16/08)
APA Past President to be Keynote Speaker at International Meeting (9/15/08)
Letter to Members on Senate Request (9/2/08)
APA Editorial Statement on Sen. Grassley Request
Statement of APA President Nada Stotland, MD on Sen. Grassley Request
Study Shows That Youths Processed in Adult Criminal Courts Have Very High Incidence of Psychiatric Disorders(8/20/08)
Statement of APA President Nada Stotland, M.D. on Abortion and Mental Health (8/14/08)
APA Highlights Importance of Psychotherapy in Treatment Plans (8/8/08)
Mrs. United States Vows to Help Destigmatize Mental Illness (8/5/08)
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APA Calls Baby Borrowers Harmful to Young Children, Adolescents’ Mental Health (7/28/08)
APA Explores Mental Health Disparities and Substance Abuse through OMNA On Tour (7/18/08)
APA Hails Medicare Veto Override (7/16/08)
APA Urges Veto Override for Landmark Medicare Legislation (7/15/08)
Mental Health Discrimination Close to End as Legislation Heads to President (7/9/08)
Death of Psychiatric Patient at NY Hospital Underscores Mental Health Care Crisis (7/3/08)
Gene/Stress Interaction Increases Cognitive Decline in Elderly (6/27/08)
APA Hails House Action Ending 40 Years of Discrimination (6/25/08)
APA Continues Fight for Fair Coverage for Mental Health Care (6/16/08)
Antipsychotics May Improve Psychiatric Symptoms in Alzheimer’s Disease Says New AJP Study (6/2/08)
American Psychiatric Foundation, Lilly Foundation, and Give an Hour Join Forces to Provide Mental Health Care to Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans (5/19/08)
Serious Mental Illness Linked to $193 Billion Loss Each Year in the U.S. (5/7/08)
Psychiatric Services Presents “Spin Free” View of Antipsychotic Medications (5/1/08)
APA Names DSM-V Work Group Members (5/1/08)
Survey Says Stigma Remains a Significant Barrier for Military Families with Mental Health Concerns (4/30/08)
Media Advisory: APA 161st Annual Meeting Overview Press Briefing
Quiz Show, Patty Duke at the APA Annual Meeting (4/29/08)
Military Mental Health Issues Featured at APA Annual Meeting (4/28/08)
APA & Mental Health Advocates Urge Change in 50 Percent Medicare Coinsurance Requirement for Mental Health Outpatient Services (4/18/08)
State, Federal Policy on Mental Healthcare Top Agenda at APA Annual Meeting (4/16/08)
APA Annual Meeting to Examine Campus Violence (4/8/08)
APA Annual Meeting Explores Women’s Mental Health (4/2/08)
ADHD Treatment Does Not Lead to Increased Risk for Substance Abuse (4/1/08)
Leading Lecturers Will Address the Latest Advances in Science at APA Meeting (3/21/08)
APA Highlights Need for Mental Health Care for Military on War Anniversary (3/21/08)
AJP Study Says "Race Effect" in Face Emotion Recognition Shared by Patients with Schizophrenia (3/17/08)
Second Chance Act Improves Mental Health Services for Prisoners (3/13/08)
Cutting-Edge Research to be Presented by NIMH at APA Annual Meeting (3/12/08)
Alan F. Schatzberg, M.D., Voted APA President-Elect (3/10/08)
APA Applauds Passage of Mental Health Parity Legislation (3/6/08)
AJP Study Shows Smokers Share Brain Chemistry Dysfunction with Other Substance Abusers (3/3/08)
AJP Study: Marijuana Use Linked to Increased Loss fo Brain Volume in Patients with Schizophrnenia (2/15/08)
APA Annual Meeting 2008 Comes to Washington, D.C. May 3-8 (2/14/08)
APA Joins with Give an Hour to Help Military Families (2/13/08)
AJP Study Links D-Cycloserine to Accelerated Response to Targeted Therapy for OCD (2/1/08)
People With Severe Mental Illness More Likely To Be Victims of Violence than Perpetrators, Study Says (2/1/08)
Leading Psychiatric Medical Associations Renew Call for Clinical Trials Registry (1/17/08)
Medicaid Managed Care Plans Shift Cost Burden to Patients and Families with Mental Illness, new AJP Study Shows (1/11/08)
APA Announces 2007 Newsletter of the Year Award Winners (1/4/08)
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