2010 News Releases

Sharfstein Appointment to Joint Commission (12/22/10)
Letter to the New York Times
New York Times Corrects Article about APPI Book (12/8/2010)
Statement: Manual Not Ghostwritten (11/30/2010)
Suicide Issues: Hidden Epidemic Among Women with Military Service; Other Research (12/1/10)
APA Reaccredited with Commendation by ACCME (11/23/10)
APA Joins Amicus Brief in Support of Same Sex Marriage (11-16-10)
APA Submits Brief in Case of California (11-16-10)
Experts Assess Impact of Health Reform on Mental Health Coverage (11/1/10)
American Psychiatric Association Calls for Change in White House Condolence Letter Policy (10/12/10)
APA Announces Start of Field Trials for DSM-5 (10/5/10)
APA Releases New Guidelines on the Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder (10/1/10)
APA Honors Sen. Snowe, a Longtime Advocate of Mental Health (9/16/10)
Women With Postpartum Depression Have Anomalies in Brain Areas Processing Emotion, Imaging Study Reveals (9/15/10)
AACAP and APA Release Updated Parent’s Medication Guide to Treating Childhood and Adolescent Depression (9/14/10)
Survey Reveals Hidden Bipolarity in Many Depressed Respondents (8/16/10)
American Psychiatric Association Calls for Payment of Oil Spill Mental Health Claims (8/13/10)
New Research Examines Feasibility of Asynchronous Telepsychiatry (8/2/10)
Large Studies Link Asthma and Air Pollution to Suicide Risk (7/15/10)
American Psychiatric Association to Hawaii Legislature: Keep Trying for Civil Unions (7/8/10)
American Journal of Psychiatry Sees Boost in Impact Factor (6/30/10)
Researchers Examine Premature Mortality Among People with Serious Mental Health (7/1/10)
Haitian Mental Health Summit (6/23/10)
APA Names Scott Barnes PAC Director (6/21/10)
Anger and Aggressiveness in Veterans (6/15/10)
APA Adopts Guidelines for Relationships (6/11/2010)
American Psychiatric Publishing Inc. Launches Redesigned Website (6/2/10)
Stigma, Barriers to Care Greater Among Active Duty Soldiers (6/1/10)
APA Annual Meeting Brings Top Scientists, 11,000 Attendees to New Orleans (5/28/10)
New Research: Study Looks at Internet Dependency (05/26/2010)
New Research: Eating Disorder Treatment Described (5/26/2010)
New Research: Case Study on Violence resulting from Paranoid Delusions (05/25/2010)
New Research: Study Identifies Common ADHD Comorbidities (05/25/2010)
New Research: Use of Tai Chi Can Improve Resilience in Older Adults (05/24/2010)
New Research: Study Examines Impact of Video Games (5/24/2010)
APA: Supreme Court Ruling Gives Juvenile Criminals an Opportunity to Change (5/17/10)
Scott-Sullivan Legislation Would Allow for Patients to Make More Informed Decisions about their Health Care (5/13/10)
Advances in Addiction Research Featured in NIDA-Sponsored Track at APA Annual Meeting (5/6/10)
APA Submits Comments to Ensure Patients Don’t Lose Coverage in the Details of the Parity Regulation (5/3/10)
New Research Examines Services for People with Serious Mental Health (5/3/10)
Survey: Openness by Friends, Family, Celebrities Reduces Stigma of Mental Health (5/3/10)
DSM-5 Updates and Audience Feedback at the APA Annual Meeting in New Orleans, May 22-26 (4/21/10)
APA Closes Public Comment Period for Draft Diagnostic Criteria for DSM-5 (4/20/10)
Advances in Psychiatric Genetics to be Highlighted at the APA Annual Meeting in New Orleans, May 22-26 (4/16/10)
Long-Term Study of Borderline Personality Disorder Shows Importance of Measuring Real-World Outcomes (4/15/10)
Carrie Fisher, Actress, Novelist and Mental Health Advocate to Address APA Annual Meeting (4/7/10)
Federal Law May Help Prevent Discrimination Based on Genetic Information about Mental Disorders (4/2/2010)
Congressional Passage of Medicare Physician Payment Legislation Needed to Prevent 21 Percent Cut in Payments (3/31/10)
Health Care Reform: A Step Forward for Patients with Mental Health (3/30/10)
APA Releases New Mental Health Brochures (3/29/10)
Lessons Learned from Katrina on Disasters and Mental Health Featured at APA Annual Meeting in New Orleans (3/23/10)
APA: Electronic Health Care Records Rule Could Impact Small Practice Specialists (3/19/10)

Texas Psychiatrist John Oldham Voted APA President-elect (3/15/10)

Study of Combined Depression-Alcoholism Treatment Shows Higher Abstinence Rate (3/15/10)
Public Television Series Healthy Minds Nominated for Two New York Emmy Awards (3/12/10)
APA Reminds President Obama and Congressional Leadership of Health Care Reform Provisions Important to its Members and their Patients (3/12/10)
American Psychiatric Association 2010 Annual Meeting Features Conversations with Terry Bradshaw (3/11/10)
APA Modifies DSM Naming Convention to Reflect Publication Changes (3/9/10)
Community-Based Theater offers Potential for Promoting Individual Recovery and Community Integration (3/1/10)
APA Deputy Medical Director Testifies to the APA’s Support of America’s Military (2/24/10)
DSM-5 Proposed Revisions Include New Diagnostic Category of Temper Dysregulation with Dysphoria (TDD) (2/10/10)
DSM-5 Development Process Includes Emphasis on Gender and Cultural Sensitivity (2/10/10)
DSM-5 Proposed Revisions Includes New Risk Syndromes and Suicide Risk Assessment Tool (2/10/10)
DSM-5 Proposed Revisions Will Include Binge Eating Disorder (2/10/10)
DSM-5 Proposed Revisions Include New Category of Autism Spectrum Disorders (2/10/10)
DSM-5 Proposed Revisions Include New Category of Addiction and Related Disorders (2/10/10)
APA Announces Draft Diagnostic Criteria for DSM-5 (2/10/10)

APA Urges Elimination of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Policy in the Military (2/2/10)

APA Reacts to the Mental Health Parity Regulations (1/29/10)
APA Annual Meeting in New Orleans, May 22-26 Features Renowned Experts and Cutting-Edge Research (1/29/10)
Employees Report Mixed Feelings about Seeking Health Care Treatment (1/25/10)
APA Reminds Congress of its Priorities in Health Care Reform Legislation (1/21/10)
APA Offers Condolences over Tragic Haiti Earthquake (1/13/10)

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2010 News Releases