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APA Calls on D.C. Government to Protect Access to Training for Howard University’s Medical Students

The Council of the District of Columbia today is holding a meeting to discuss a future hospital on the site of St. Elizabeths East Campus in Ward 8. As part of the discussion, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) is requesting accommodations be made to ensure that medical students at nearby Howard University be given access to train and work.

APA’s CEO and Medical Director Comments on the Passing of President H.W. Bush

In the wake of the passing of President H.W. Bush at the age of 94, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) issued the following statement from APA CEO and Medical Director Saul Levin, M.D., M.P.A.:

APA Reiterates Strong Opposition to Conversion Therapy

In the wake of recent popular entertainment portrayals of conversion therapy, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) today reiterates its long-standing opposition to the practice. APA made clear with its 1998 position statement that “APA opposes any psychiatric treatment, such as “reparative” or “conversion” therapy, that is based on the assumption that homosexuality per se is a mental disorder or is based on the a priori assumption that the patient should change his or her homosexual orientation.”

America’s Frontline Physicians Oppose the Administration’s Decision to Jeopardize Access to Women’s Preventive Care

In response to the release of the Trump administration’s final rules that will limit contraception access the American Academy of Family Physicians, American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, American College of Physicians, and American Psychiatric Association, collectively representing more than 423,000 of America's frontline physicians, issued this statement:

APA Statement on Shooting in Thousand Oaks, Calif.

The American Psychiatric Association released the following statement from President Altha Stewart, M.D., in response to the deadly shooting Wednesday night in Thousand Oaks, Calif.

Among College Students, Mental Health Diagnosis and Treatment are Up, Stigma is Down

Mental health diagnoses and treatment of college students increased substantially between 2007 and 2017. More than one-third of students reported a diagnosed condition in 2016–2017, according to a study published online today in Psychiatric Services in Advance.

APA Condemns Shooting at Pittsburgh Synagogue, Reiterates Impact of Violence on Mental Health

The American Psychiatric Association (APA) today issued the following statement from APA President Altha Stewart, M.D., in response to the shootings this past weekend at the Tree of Life Congregation that killed 11 members of the synagogue and wounded four police officers:

APA Member Psychiatrist Carl Bell Honored with Highest Award from National Commission on Correctional Health Care

The National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC) today awarded psychiatrist Carl Bell, M.D., with the 2018 Bernard P. Harrison Award of Merit. This award is NCCHC’s highest honor and is given annually to an individual or group that has demonstrated excellence and service that has advanced the correctional health care field, either through an individual project or a history of service. A longtime member of the American Psychiatric Association (APA), Bell was commended for his distinguished service to the field of mental health and its intersection with correctional health care.

APA CEO and Medical Director Saul Levin Honored During LGBT History Month

American Psychiatric Association (APA) CEO and Medical Director Saul Levin, M.D., M.P.A., will be featured on Sunday, Oct. 21, as an icon in LGBT history. Named CEO and Medical Director of the APA in 2013, he is the first openly gay person to lead a major medical specialty society.

MEDIA ADVISORY: American Psychiatric Association Hosts Wreath-Laying Ceremony Honoring Psychiatrists Who Served in Vietnam