APA Honors Excellence in D.B. Newsletters
Every year, APA recognizes outstanding newsletters produced by its district branches and state associations. Each award category is based on the number of members in the district branch or state association. There are also awards for individual articles and editorials from the newsletters. Here are the 2007 Newsletter of the Year Award winners:
100-200 members: Winner: Synapse, West Hudson Psychiatric Society Honorable Mention: Nevada Psychiatric Association Newsletter, Nevada Psychiatric Association | |||||
200-500 members: Winner: Louisiana Psychiatric Medical Association Newsletter, Louisiana Psychiatric Medical Association Continuing Excellence: The Spectrum, Indiana Psychiatric Society Honorable Mention: The Kentucky Psychiatrist, Kentucky Psychiatric Medical Association | |||||
500 or more members: Winner: New Jersey Psychiatrist, New Jersey Psychiatric Association Continuing Excellence: The Wisconsin Psychiatrist, Wisconsin Psychiatric Association Honorable Mention: The Bulletin, North Carolina Psychiatric Association | |||||
Best Editorial: Winner: “The Insanity Defense: Not so Easy,” by Robert Sobel, M.D. and Syed Abdullah, M.D., Synapse, West Hudson Psychiatric Society. Honorable Mention: “The Topography of Modern Psychiatry—Between a Rock and a Hard Place?” by Edward Leonard, M.D., Pennsylvania Psychiatrist, Pennsylvania Psychiatric Society. | |||||
Outstanding Feature Article: Winner: “Debate,” by William Greenburg, M.D., New Jersey Psychiatrist, New Jersey Psychiatric Association Honorable Mention: “disclosing a history of Mental illness,” by Jeffrey Borenstein, M.D., The QC Newsletter, Queens County Psychiatric Society in New York. ▪ | |||||
