February 5, 1999

Professional News

Illinois Psychiatrists Help Win Court Victory

AMA Praised for Opposing Aetna-Prudential Merger

Pa. Court Chips Away at ERISA Preemption

Update on Medicare Private Contracts

Muņoz Sets Public Record Straight on Violence and Mentally Ill

Gant Retires as Psychiatric News Editor

ABPN to Allow Canadians to Take Certification Exams

Auxiliary Announced Nationwide Essay Contest for Teens

HCFA Reverses Merger in California County

Childhood Depression Awareness Day Set for May 4

Certification for New Subspecialty to Go Forward With Revisions

Primary Care Doctors Vary in Approach to Depressed Patients

Putting Prisoners in Isolation Units Causes More Problems Than It Attempts to Correct

APA's Council on Aging Ensure Geriatric Issues Get Addressed

This Psychiatrist Is on Right Wavelength

Student Drug Use Shows Modest Drop

From the President

Quality Performance Indicators: The Time is Now

Task Force on Quality Indicators

Viewpoints

Residency Training in Psychotherapy: Alive and Kicking

Letters to the Editor

What Is APA's Role?

Dues Amnesty

Other Features

Capitol Comments: A Look at What's Ahead in the 106th Congress

History Notes: What the Founding Fathers Read: Psychiatric Literature, 1844-1854

Early Career Issues: This Is the Medicine for Me