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APA Responds to Issues Raised by Newtown Tragedy in Letter to Congress

APA President Dilip Jeste, M.D., sent a letter today on behalf of the Association to leaders of both the Senate and House of Representatives responding to the massacre in Newtown, Conn., and emphasizing that psychiatrists "stand ready to do whatever we can to help alleviate the suffering caused by the tragedy and to help the survivors cope with life after a trauma of this unimaginable magnitude."

Jeste also expressed APA's concern about proposals that have been voiced that target the mentally ill and media accounts that inaccurately portray people with mental illness. "Stigma...

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Published By: Psychiatric News - Thursday, 20 December