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Access to Firearms by People with Mental Disorders
Gun violence is a major public health problem in our country. Recent data indicate that 19,392 people used a gun to kill themselves in 2010, and 11,078 killed someone else with a firearm (1). In 2003, the homicide rate in the United States was seven times higher than the average of other high-income countries (2). Although concern is understandably heightened when mass tragedies occur, the daily occurrence of scores of murders and suicides due to the use of guns rarely gets the attention afforde
Catatonia
This resource document is intended to support psychiatrists, trainees, and other mental healthcare workers and to provide a framework for assessing the adequacy of existing violence prevention policies and a list of resources for the development of state-of-the- art policy approaches.
Guidelines to District Branches for a policy on physician impairment
The American Psychiatric Association has resolved to promote the mental and physical health of all physicians toward the goal of insuring optimum care of patients, protecting the public from possible harm by an impaired physician, preventing loss of valuable medical manpower, and helping the impaired physician regain health and productivity. The APA recognizes that psychiatrists, like other physicians, are at risk for impairment by mental and physical disorders, including addiction (or substance
Resolution Opposing Any Restriction on the Number of International Medical Graduates (IMG) Entering Graduate Medical Training
Resolution Opposing Any Restriction on the Number of International Medical Graduates (IMG) Entering Graduate Medical Training
Position Statement on the Care of Medically Vulnerable Migrants in the United States
Position Statement on the Care of Medically Vulnerable Migrants in the United States
Position Statement on Solitary Confinement (Restricted Housing) of Adolescents
Position Statement on Solitary Confinement (Restricted Housing) of Adolescents
Position Statement on Discrimination Against Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Individuals
Position Statement on Discrimination Against Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Individuals
Position Statement on Discrimination Against International Medical Graduates
Position Statement on Discrimination Against International Medical Graduates
Position Statement on Cultural Psychiatry as a Specific Field of Study Relevant to the Assessment and Care of All Patients
Position Statement on Cultural Psychiatry as a Specific Field of Study Relevant to the Assessment and Care of All Patients
Position Statement on Access to Care for Transgender and Gender Diverse Individuals
Position Statement on Access to Care for Transgender and Gender Diverse Individuals
Position Statement on Racism and Racial Discrimination in the Psychiatric Workplace
Position Statement on Racism and Racial Discrimination in the Psychiatric Workplace
Position Statement on Addressing Discriminatory Policies That Prevent Access to Housing and Employment
Position Statement on Addressing Discriminatory Policies That Prevent Access to Housing and Employment