Statement Of APA President Nada Stotland, M.D. On Abortion And Mental Health A recently released report on mental
health and abortion confirms the position of the American Psychiatric Association: abortion is not a risk to a woman's mental
health. APA President Nada Stotland, M.D., an expert on women's mental
health, made the following statement today: "As we have known, there is no convincing evidence that abortion is a significant cause of psychiatric illness. We must distinguish illnesses from feelings.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comCrisis Residential Facilities Healthier Than Psychiatric Hospitals? - Study Finds More Mental Health Improvements At Consumer-Managed Program For people with grave psychiatric conditions, consumer-managed residential programs may be the way to go, a new study suggests. Not only are the daily costs of these facilities cheaper than psychiatric hospitals, but patients of these programs may get
healthier than their counterparts in traditional, locked institutions, according to the study, results of which have been published online by the
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