November 03, 2000

From the President

Media Violence

Professional News

Psychiatrist, Neuroscientists Win Nobel for Brain Studies

APA Setting Research Agenda for Next Edition of DSM

Addiction Programs to Receive Comprehensive Update from NIDA

We're Not in Kansas Anymore, Menninger Announces

Increased MH Knowledge Fails to Erase Stigma

Innovative Program Teaches Kids to Manage Chronic Pain

Legal News

N.Y. Outpatient Commitment Law Survives Legal Challenge

Supreme Court Holds Fate of ADA in Its Hands

Government News

Congress Receives Biased Report On ADHD Treatment, APA Says

Minorities Missing Out On MH Care, Experts Say

Health Care Economics

'It's News to Me': Psychiatrists Battling 'Phantom Networks'

Dogged Persistence Gets Results

Toll of Anxiety, Depression on Lives

Despite Greater MH Care Awareness, Many Still Not Being Treated

Early Career Issues

ECPs Should Pay Attention to Spirituality

Residents' Forum

Sandra Dejong, M.D. - Eight Great Ways to be Involved in APA

Viewpoints

Hagit Bat-Avi, M.D. - Accenting the Positive

International News

WPA Learns from Calgary's Successful Antistigma Campaign

Northern Ireland MH Program Emphasizes Accessibility

Clinical & Research News

Delirium Often Misdiagnosed in Hospitals, Especially ERs

Delirium Needs Fast, Effective Assessment

Exercise Gets Thumbs Up as Depression Fighter

Depressed People Seeking Relief in Alternative Medicine

Increased Immune Cells Reward for Moderate Aggression

FDA Approves Fluvoxamine for OCD in Children

Hallucinations May Predict Cognitive Decline in Alzheimer's

When Autistic Kids Grow Up: Filling in Knowledge Gaps

Letters to the Editor

Roy B. Lacoursiere, M.D. - No Place Like Home

Richard A. Gardner, M.D. - Parental Alienation Syndrome

Travis Svensson, M.D. - ECP Survey

Classifieds

This Issue's Classifieds