N.Y. Psychiatrists Recount How Sept. 11
Changed Their Lives
Four psychiatrists who were caught up in the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist attacks a decade ago recall their harrowing experiences as they played crucial roles in the early response to the disaster. READ MORE

Recent Budget Pact Leaves Physicians
Pondering Impact on Medicare Fees
The last-minute budget deal brokered by Congress earlier this month makes for a lot of uncertainty about federal spending on programs important to psychiatry and the rest of medicine and does nothing to avert the scheduled Medicare payment cut of more than 30 percent due in 2012. READ MORE

Public Feedback on DSM-5 Provides
Crucial Piece of the Puzzle
Since reopening the DSM-5 site to comments in May, more than 125,000 individuals from 162 countries submitted 2,120 comments and questions. The greatest number of comments was directed at the Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders Work Group, followed closely by the Somatic Symptom Disorders Work Group and the Anxiety Disorders Work Group. READ MORE