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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 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
Position Statement on Abortion, Family Planning, Legislative Intrusion, and Reproductive Decisions
Position Statement on Abortion, Family Planning, Legislative Intrusion, and Reproductive Decisions
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
Xenophobia, immigration and mental health
Prepared by the Committee on Hispanic Psychiatrists While prejudice is defined as an evaluation (usually negative) of a social group or individual that is significantly based on their group membership, xenophobia can be considered a form of negative prejudice directed against a national or ethnic group. Historically, xenophobia has been associated with various large scale destructive acts of violence between peoples or by persons against other persons belonging to the “other” group. These in