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Mashup Score: 0Ethics and the Law: What Is the Difference? - 5 month(s) ago
Section 3 of the APA Principles of Medical Ethics With Annotations Especially Applicable to Psychiatry states, “A physician shall respect the law and also recognize a responsibility to seek changes in those requirements which are contrary to the best interests of the patient.” The requirement to respect the law has increasingly come under serious scrutiny in recent years with the enactment of laws by some states that are clearly contrary to the health and best interests of patients. Striving to uphold
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Mashup Score: 1
During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, many courts began conducting involuntary civil commitment hearings virtually with patients in t…
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Mashup Score: 0Become an APA/APAF Fellow and Expand Your Opportunities - 6 month(s) ago
The application period for the APA/APAF fellowships is now open. The deadline is February 3, 2024.
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Mashup Score: 0Ethics and the Law: What Is the Difference? - 6 month(s) ago
Section 3 of the APA Principles of Medical Ethics With Annotations Especially Applicable to Psychiatry states, “A physician shall respect the law and also recognize a responsibility to seek changes in those requirements which are contrary to the best interests of the patient.” The requirement to respect the law has increasingly come under serious scrutiny in recent years with the enactment of laws by some states that are clearly contrary to the health and best interests of patients. Striving to uphold
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Mashup Score: 0Ethics and the Law: What Is the Difference? - 6 month(s) ago
Section 3 of the APA Principles of Medical Ethics With Annotations Especially Applicable to Psychiatry states, “A physician shall respect the law and also recognize a responsibility to seek changes in those requirements which are contrary to the best interests of the patient.” The requirement to respect the law has increasingly come under serious scrutiny in recent years with the enactment of laws by some states that are clearly contrary to the health and best interests of patients. Striving to uphold
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Mashup Score: 0APA’s Government, Policy, and Advocacy Update (October 2023) - 6 month(s) ago
As part of the Biden administration’s attempts to advance health equity, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has drafted a framework to support and accelerate smoking cessation efforts. APA applauded the administration’s focus on smoking cessation but suggested that the framework’s broad scope may limit its overall impact. APA’s letter w as addressed to Adm. Rachel Levine, M.D., HHS’s assistant secretary for health, and signed by APA CEO and Medical Director Saul Levin, M.D., M.P.A. In
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Mashup Score: 3
Spending time meeting with lawmakers during the legislative off season can make a big difference in building trust and ensuring they know they can rely on our expertise when mental health bills cro…
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Mashup Score: 7Psychiatrists as Double Agents - 6 month(s) ago
A psychiatrist in solo private practice was facing a dilemma. His amiable and easygoing patient of 10 years who had been stable for the past nine years was suddenly having problems at work characterized by agitation, uncharacteristic conflict with peers, and panic attacks. After her second panic attack at work, her boss asked her to take a couple of weeks off for medical leave, after which she could return but only with a doctor’s note certifying her safety at work. The psychiatrist immediately recognized
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Mashup Score: 0APA’s Government, Policy, and Advocacy Update (October 2023) - 7 month(s) ago
As part of the Biden administration’s attempts to advance health equity, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has drafted a framework to support and accelerate smoking cessation efforts. APA applauded the administration’s focus on smoking cessation but suggested that the framework’s broad scope may limit its overall impact. APA’s letter w as addressed to Adm. Rachel Levine, M.D., HHS’s assistant secretary for health, and signed by APA CEO and Medical Director Saul Levin, M.D., M.P.A. In
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Mashup Score: 1
Spending time meeting with lawmakers during the legislative off season can make a big difference in building trust and ensuring they know they can rely on our expertise when mental health bills cro…
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NEWSWIRE | The requirement to respect the law has increasingly come under serious scrutiny in recent years with the enactment of laws by some states that are clearly contrary to the health and best interests of patients. https://t.co/g6iDNB6wS0 #Psychiatry