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Position Statement on HIV Infection and Pregnant Women
Position Statement on HIV Infection and Pregnant Women
Position Statement on Medicine's Social Contract with Humanity
Position Statement on Medicine's Social Contract with Humanity
Position Statement on Assessing the Risk for Violence
Position Statement on Assessing the Risk for Violence
Position Statement on Academic Freedom of Psychiatrists
Position Statement on Academic Freedom of Psychiatrists
Position Statement on The Mental Health Impact on People Displaced by Climate Change
Position Statement on The Mental Health Impact on People Displaced by Climate Change
Position Statement on The Impact of Ageism on the Mental Health of Older Adults
Position Statement on The Impact of Ageism on the Mental Health of Older Adults
Preparing in Advance: What Every Psychiatrist and Their Family Should Know About Planning for Unexpected Practice Closures
This guide, initially developed in 2006 by the APA’s Council on Psychiatry and Law and updated for contemporary psychiatric practice by the APA Ethics Committee in 2025, offers APA members, their families, and colleagues a resource to help navigate the logistical, ethical, and financial complexities of closing a practice on short notice.
Abortion and women's reproductive health care rights
Abortion is a fact in the lives of many women. Approximately 20% of American women of childbearing age have already had an abortion, and it is estimated that one out of three American women will have had one by age 45.1 Robinson and colleagues authored a review article entitled “Is there an abortion trauma syndrome? Critiquing the evidence?” (2008)2 that exemplifies the American Psychiatric Association’s position on reproductive rights. Accordingly, the content of this Position Statement is larg
Psychiatric Aspects of Infertility
The psychological impact of being unable to conceive despite trying is a profound loss and a significant life crisis (Kohan et al. 2015). Many individuals suffer in isolation, unaware that infertility is highly prevalent afflicting approximately one in eight couples worldwide. The feelings and reactions to infertility are complex, ranging from anger with self for the failure of one’s body to procreate (Kohan et al. 2015), an associated decrease in sexual desire, an impaired orgasmic function and
Position Statement on the Role of Psychiatrists in Reducing Physical Health Disparities in Patients with Mental Illness
Position Statement on the Role of Psychiatrists in Reducing Physical Health Disparities in Patients with Mental Illness
Position Statement on Supporting Implementation of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act
Position Statement on Supporting Implementation of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act