January 19, 2001


From the President

Promotion of Mental Health

2001 APA Annual Meeting New Orleans, LA - May 5-10, 2001

Professional News

AMA Calls for Studies of Psychotropic Use in Children

Psychotropic Drugs on the FDA's Priority List (Drug/Indication)

Report Criticizes Accuracy of Practitioner Data Bank

Controversy Accompanies Proposal for Major AMA Reorganization

Arce Recognized for Accomplishments as Psychiatric Administrator

Membership at Issue in "New" AMA

Juvenile Offenders Suffer from Lack of MH Services

How to Improve MH of Youth

Medical Groups Pledge to Fight Youth Violence

Commission Members

Not Following Doctor's Orders? Caregivers May Be to Blame

Psychoanalysts Rally to Ensure Future of Embattled Specialty

Psychotherapy Changing Lives of Elderly Patients

Teen Drug Use Holds Steady, With Major Exception

While Ecstasy Gains Popularity, Troubling Side-Effect Data Emerge

International News

Psychoanalysts Bring MH Expertise to United Nations

Government News

Psychiatric Research to Gain From NIH Budget Increase

Clinton Appoints Psychiatrists

Viewpoints

Leon Hoffman, M.D. - Listening to Teenagers: A Lesson From Freud

Legal News

Court Orders Reversal in Liptzin Negligence Case

Employers Slowly Adapt to ADA Requirements

New Guide to ADA Procedures

ADA Includes Most Psychiatric Disorders

Letters to the Editor

C.J. Wolf, M.D., C.P.C. - Preventive Medicine

William H. Reid, M.D., M.P.H. - Physician Responsibility

Clinical & Research News

Childhood Intelligence Linked to Alzheimer's Risk

Childhood Symptoms May Predict Later Schizophrenia

Pediatric Clinicians Miss Depression in Mothers

History Notes

Pioneering Psychiatrist Made Connection Between Mind, Body - by Lucy D. Ozarin, M.D., M.P.H.

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