May 19, 2000
From the President
Unite, Integrate, ConfederateGovernment News
Arizona Governor Vetoes Psychotropic Oversight Bill States Wrestle With Psychotropic Use Bills Kentucky DB's Advocacy Helps Pass Parity Legislation NIDA Acts to Convince Teens About Steroid Use Dangers APA Asks congress to Remedy VA Research Budget Shortfall Indian Mental Health Needs Require Increased Funding, APA TestifiesProfessional News
Controversy Leads Kaiser To End Prescribing Policy NMA President Walter Shervington, M.D., Dies at Age 62 in New Orleans APA Members Invited to Scotland Antifraud Efforts Return Huge Sums To Medicare Fund, Says Shalala Budget Cuts Threaten Future of Innovative Treatment Programs SFGH Psychiatrist Pioneer In Cultural Competence AMA Spotlights Ethical Risks In Accepting Industry Gifts Enroll in Clinical Trials, Women Urged Clinicians Donate Time To Treat Raleigh's PoorAssociation News
More District Branches Discover There's Strength in Numbers Scholarships Go to Residents to Encourage Research Careers Nominations Sought for Administrative Psychiatry Award Psychiatry Residents Gain Insiders' View of Capitol Hill Residents Urged to Participate in APA Institute on Psychiatric Services DeathsLegal News
Judge Dismisses Pa. Psychiatrists' Challenge to Managed Care PracticesInternational News
Ukrainian Psychiatrists Cope With Effects of Suicide EpidemicHealth Care Economics
Suicide Costs U.S. Economy Billions in Lost ProductivityClinical & Research News
Stress More Toxic to Brain Than Researchers Thought Gender Affects Response to Opioid-Based Pain Medication Long-Chain Alcohols Found To Reverse Ethanol Effects Morphometrics Opens Door To More Precise Brain Studies Evidence Builds For Divalproex As Treatment for Conduct Disorder Weak Link Found Between Delusions and ViolenceLetters to the Editor
Psychopharmacology - BY SURENDRA KELWALA, M.D. Industry-Supported Symposia - BY BERNARD BEITMAN, M.D. Tick-Borne Diseases - BY VIRGINIA SHERR, M.D.Viewpoints
JEROME ROGOFF, M.D. - APA DBs Need Closer CommunicationClassifieds
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