January 1, 1999

Professional News

Surgeon General Joins in Fight for Mental Health Parity

APA Wins Unexpected Victory at AMA on Child Gun Issue

Pa. District Branch Study Shows Parity Affordable at State Level

Frontiers in the Neurobiology of Mental Disorders

Fallen Colleague Remembered

AMA Strengthens Position on Parity

AMA House of Delegates Approves Measure Supporting Evaluation and Treatment of Children who Bring Guns to School

Federal Government to Include Mental Health Goals in National Health Agenda for New Millennium

Supreme Court to Rule on ADA Case Involving Mental Disability

Canadian Psychiatry Improves Quality, Diversity of Continuing Medical Education Programs

Annual Meeting

APA Plans a Capital Meeting

Sign Up Early for CME Courses to Avoid Disappointment

From the President

Fifty Years Ago: A Second Bill of Rights Proposed

Research and Clinical News

Children With ADHD Found to Be Falling Through Cracks

Elderly-Couple Killings Linked to Untreated Depression

Suicide by Elderly Men on Rise

Stalkers Said to Seek Intimacy as They Harass Their Victims

Stalking the High-Tech Way

Team Approach Found Useful for Evaluating Malingsering

Epilepsy Drug Shows Promise for Treatment of Addiction

Letters to the Editor

Tarasoff Decision

Other Features

History Notes: William A. White, M.D.: A Distinguished Achiever