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APA Urges Members to Maintain Pressure on Administration Regarding Child Detentions
Psychiatric News (Thursday, 21 June) - In an about-face, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order yesterday halting his administration’s policy of separating migrant children from their parents who illegally cross the U.S. southern border.... -
APA President Goes to Hill to Urge Provision of MH Services to Incarcerated Individuals
Psychiatric News (Thursday, 24 May) - More than 2 million times every year, individuals with serious mental illness are arrested. Moreover, more than half a million people with serious mental illness are incarcerated at any given... -
Novel Treatments for BPD, Gun Talk, and More From APA’s 2018 Annual Meeting: Day Five
Psychiatric News (Wednesday, 9 May) - Highlights of day five coverage from APA’s Annual Meeting include novel interventions for treating patients with borderline personality disorder, tips on how to talk with your patients about firearms, and... -
Lamotrigine Not Effective Option for Borderline Personality Disorder, Study Finds
Psychiatric News (Monday, 9 April) - While no medications are approved for the treatment of borderline personality disorder (BPD)—which is characterized by sudden changes in mood—several small, short-term studies have suggested mood stabilizers such as lamotrigine... -
Blaming Mass Shootings on Serious Mental Illness Has Harmful Effects, Says APA Past President
Psychiatric News (Wednesday, 28 February) - In the two weeks since a 19-year-old opened fire at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., killing 17 students and faculty members, there has been much talk by... -
APA Commends Bipartisan Budget Deal for Health, MH Provisions
Psychiatric News (Tuesday, 13 February) - The bipartisan budget agreement passed last week by Congress won praise from APA for its inclusion of funding for many mental health, substance use, and criminal justice programs that will... -
Federal Agencies Must Provide Better Care for People With SMI, Says SAMHSA Report
Psychiatric News (Thursday, 14 December, 2017) - Too many individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) are not getting the treatment and support they need because of fragmented federal systems that are providing inadequate services, according to the... -
APA Pledges Support of Efforts to Address Opioid Crisis
Psychiatric News (Thursday, 2 November, 2017) - Following the release of the final report by the President’s Commission on Combating Drug Abuse and the Opioid Crisis on Wednesday, APA pledged its support to work with the Trump...
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