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The selection of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, 1984 Nobel Peace Prize recipient, to present the convocation lecture at the American Psychiatric Association’s upcoming annual meeting has so outraged some APA members that they have arranged meeting boycotts and protests. by Arline Kaplan
Boycotts and Protests to Meet APA Keynote Speaker, Desmond Tutu
The selection of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, 1984 Nobel Peace Prize recipient, to present the convocation lecture at the American Psychiatric Association’s upcoming annual meeting has so outraged some APA members that they have arranged meeting boycotts and protests.
by Arline Kaplan
PAIN MANAGEMENT
One can only speculate whether by excluding mood from the criteria, the authors of the guidelines sought to avoid controversy about the relationship between mental disorders and FM.
By Steven A. King, MD, MS
COMMENTARY
One can only speculate whether by excluding mood from the criteria, the authors of the guidelines sought to avoid controversy about the relationship between mental disorders and FM.
By Ronald Pies, MD
TALES FROM THE NEW ASYLUM
The bad news is that your pain isn't going to go away all at once. It may take a while, and you may have to live with some amount of pain. The good news... (you just had an intense flash of pain) is that she does have a plan she thinks will lower your pain.
By James L. Knoll, IV, MD
RESIDENT'S CORNER
As psychiatrists, we are trained to observe our patients quickly by considering aspects as diverse as time of arrival for an appointment, body position, use of language, and manner of dress.
By Howard Forman, MD
POETRY OF THE TIMES
Richard Berlin, M.D.: “There is something about the condensed pressure of poetry that feels very natural to me.”
By Richard M. Berlin, MD
MOLECULES OF THE MIND
One of the most remarkable discoveries in the field of life span alteration occurred in the past century and has to do with caloric restriction.
By John J. Medina, PhD
BOOK REVIEWS
For those of us who treat seriously emotionally disturbed children, We’ve Got Issues is a welcome change from the invectives of those who believe that the use psychotropic medication is virtually criminal.
Reviewed by Gabrielle A. Carlson, MD
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is making something of a comeback because it remains a paragon of efficacy amidst other relatively disappointing treatments.
By Charles H. Kellner, MD
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON
Many provisions of the new legislation remain to be implemented, and psychiatrists and psychoanalysts have been, and should continue to be, involved in shaping that implementation.
By James C. Pyles, JD
SPECIAL REPORTS - SCHIZOPHRENIA
Clinicians have long recognized that many of the psychiatric disorders lack clear boundaries, and that there is a substantial overlap in phenomenology and etiopathophysiology of various disorders.
By Gunvant K. Thaker, MD
Developmental delays are described premorbidly in samples of children and adults with schizophrenia.
By Yael Dvir, MD and Jean A. Frazier, MD
This abbreviated “survival guide” was designed to assist residents in their ER training, and came about through experiences working in the psychiatric ER and supervising residents.
By Irene M. Hurford, MD, Solomon Kalkstein, PhD, and Matthew O. Hurford, MD
The Figure provides a proposed flowchart for cognitive rehabilitation programs. The details of each step are described in depth.
Much resistance to disorder status for the psychosis-risk syndrome stems from the fact that only a minority of those given the diagnosis really have the disorder.
WASHINGTON REPORT
Many provisions of the new legislation remain to be implemented, and psychiatrists and psychoanalysts have been, and should continue to be, involved in shaping that implementation.
By Stephen Barlas
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