Psychiatry

NEW YORK — The American Psychiatric Association successfully disseminated education among the public and physicians highlighting addiction psychiatry as part of its presidential initiative, the group’s outgoing president said at its annual meeting.

The American Psychiatric Association released a statement condemning the Supreme Court’s ruling declaring that race cannot be a factor in university admissions. The Supreme Court on June 29 ruled 6-3 that admissions programs at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill that relied partly on race considerations were unconstitutional.

SAN FRANCISCO — Immediate psych-based response to mass traumatic events like school shootings is crucial to fostering a sense of safety for those who experience them, according to a presenter at the American Psychiatric Association annual meeting.

SAN FRANCISCO — Many human trafficking victims have contact with health care providers while they are being exploited, making it critical that providers know how to identify and care for them, speakers say in this Healio video.

SAN FRANCISCO — Nutritional psychiatry is a new term that encompasses the bidirectional brain-gut microbiome activity, Bhagwan A. Bahroo, MD, says in this Healio video at the American Psychiatric Association meeting.

The biggest news on Healio Psychiatry over the last month was the controversy over daylight saving time.

McLean Hospital in Belmont, Massachusetts, has been named the top hospital in the United States for psychiatric care by the U.S. News & World Report for 2022 to 2023.

NEW ORLEANS – Evidence on the use of cannabis for medical conditions is limited, so clinicians should be cautious when discussing it with patients, Kevin P. Hill, MD, MHS, said at the American Psychiatric Association annual meeting.

NEW ORLEANS – American Psychiatric Association president-elect Rebecca W. Brendel, MD, JD, told Healio she is thrilled to be back in person at the APA annual meeting.

NEW ORLEANS — Mental health services are only a small part of public health psychiatry, according to presenters here at the American Psychiatry Association annual meeting.