December 01, 2000

APA'S 2001 Election: Information on Candidates and Voting Process

From the President

Is Election Reform Indicated?

Professional News

Medicare Announces Increase in 2001 Psychiatric Payments

Program Helps Mentally Ill Move from Cell to Community

Psychiatrists Begin to Focus on PTSD in Secondary Victims of Disasters

Length of Stay Declines as Patient Numbers Rise

Legal News

Crossing State Line May Put Expert Witnesses in Jeopardy

Seclusion and Restraint: Dos and Don'ts

Seclusion and Restraint Resources

Lawyers and Psychiatry Experts: Not a Marriage Made in Heaven

Gender May Affect How Attorneys Deal With Expert Psychiatric Witnesses

Community News

Sun Sets on Collaborative State, University Project

State-University Partners

Government News

Congress Agrees to Fund Test of Mental Health Courts

Complaints Cause New Mexico to End Managed Care Medicaid Contract

Puerto Rico's New Mental Health Code Undermines SA Treatment

Association News

Assembly Zeroes in on Carveouts, Phantom Panels

Assembly Asks for Better APA-Wide Communication

Assembly Candidates Announced

Two APA Areas Present Award

APA Extends Outreach to Achieve Access to Care

Clinical & Research News

Popular Culture May Be Springboard to Getting Youngsters to Open Up

Questions Remain About Cardiac Effects of SSRIs

British Drug Control Agency Orders SSRI Suicide Warnings

Study to Assess Ritalin Use in Preschoolers with ADHD

Modified DSMCriteria Help Clinicians Diagnose Depression in Children

Hospital Offers Lessons on Avoiding S&R

Neuroreceptor Discovery Could Lead to New Antidepressant Treatments

Lilly Halts Clinical Trials of New Antidepressant

Letters to the Editor

John L. Kuehn, M.D. - Menninger: Out of Kansas

Jerry M. Wiener, M.D. - Media Violence

Terry A. Kupers, M.D. - Malingering or Real Illness?

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