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Position Statement on the Risk of Adolescents' Online Activity
Position Statement on the Risk of Adolescents' Online Activity
Position Statement on Concerns About Use of the Term Excited Delirium and Appropriate Medical
Position Statement on Concerns About Use of the Term Excited Delirium and Appropriate Medical
Vision, Mission, Values, and Goals of the American Psychiatric Association
Vision, Mission, Values, and Goals of the American Psychiatric Association
Adoption of the American Medical Association (AMA) Statement on Capital Punishment (Policy E-2.06)
Adoption of the American Medical Association (AMA) Statement on Capital Punishment (Policy E-2.06)
Position Statement on the Role of Augmented Intelligence in Clinical Practice and Research
Position Statement on the Role of Augmented Intelligence in Clinical Practice and Research
Resolution Condemning the Role of Psychiatrist Radovan Karadzic in Human Rights Abuses in the Former Yugoslavia
Resolution Condemning the Role of Psychiatrist Radovan Karadzic in Human Rights Abuses in the Former Yugoslavia
Position Statement on Trial and Sentencing of Juveniles in the Criminal Justice System
Position Statement on Trial and Sentencing of Juveniles in the Criminal Justice System
Position Statement on Treatment of Substance Use Disorders in the Criminal Justice System
Position Statement on Treatment of Substance Use Disorders in the Criminal Justice System
Psychiatric violence risk assessment
The APA published a Task Force report, “Clinical Aspects of the Violent Individual,” in 1974 (1). Since then, the assessment of violence risk by psychiatrists has assumed increased prominence (2, 3). At the same time, significant changes have taken place both in the contexts in which psychiatrists assess risk and in the techniques that help them do so.
Physician Assisted Death
Over the past two decades, a number of US states have enacted statutes legalizing the practice of physician-assisted death (PAD).12 In 1997, Oregon passed the first statute that legalized PAD. Washington (2008), Vermont (2013), California (2015), and Colorado (2016) have followed suit. In addition, a state court ruling in Montana legalized PAD in 2009. In 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled PAD to be legal and the Canadian Parliament subsequently enacted a law to implement PAD. In Febru
Position Statement on The Role of Psychiatrists in Nursing Facilities
Position Statement on The Role of Psychiatrists in Nursing Facilities
Position Statement on Out of Network Restriction of Psychiatrists
Position Statement on Out of Network Restriction of Psychiatrists