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Convocation Speaker Calls for ‘Century of the Mind’
What has long been called the “mind” can now be understood as the growth of connections between neurons that arises from individual human encounter with experience.
Journal Digest
The Pharmacotherapy of Maladaptive Aggression in Children
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AMA’s Psychiatrist President Hails Involvement of APA
Jeremy Lazarus, M.D., says that the high profile of psychiatry within the AMA has helped to sharpen that organization’s focus on mental health issues.
New Evidence Said to Challenge Psychiatry’s Basic Paradigms
Is ‘Meaningful Use’ for Me?
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Prescribing Bill Dies in Illinois Legislature
Illinois psychologists are unsuccessful in their legislative push to expand their scope of practice to include the right to prescribe.
Bill Mandates Truth In Clinician Advertising
APA Gives Extensive Feedback on Sustainable Growth Rate Proposal
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Newspaper Names Psychiatrist ‘Health Care Hero’
A psychiatrist who has played major roles in academia, clinical services, and APA adds a new honor to a distinguished career.
Psychiatrist Exposes How Public Policies Have Devastated Health of Communities
Child Mental Health Campaign Turns to the Internet
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Saul Levin, M.D., to Be Next APA Medical Director
APA prepares for a major transition as James H. Scully Jr., M.D., will retire this fall, and his successor takes over at a time of multiple changes in psychiatry.
Foundation Honors Programs on Minority Mental Health
APA Web Site Wins Design Award
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Psychiatrists Have Role in Assessing Candidates for Asylum
Cultural factors and the effects of mental illness related to past trauma can significantly color an applicant’s presentation before a judge or asylum officer.
Connections How to Use Social Media—and When (Part II)
IN MEMORIAM Halpern to Be Honored Posthumously For Human Rights Efforts
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Though Often Overlooked, Intra-Family Bullying Can Be Harmful
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New Findings Suggest Fibromyalgia Is Neuropathic, Not Depression Variant
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FDA Investigating Deaths Following Zyprexa Injections
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JEFFREY LIEBERMAN, M.D.
What It Means to Be President
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