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title: "Psych News Alert: APA 2014: Changing the Practice and Perception of Psychiatry"
description: APA President Jeffrey Lieberman,  M.D., is using the Psychiatric News Alert  as a forum to reach APA members  and other readers. This column...
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 2/20/14 12:00 AM

# APA 2014: Changing the Practice and Perception of Psychiatry

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**APA President Jeffrey Lieberman, M.D., is using the *Psychiatric News Alert* as a forum to reach APA members and other readers. This column was written by Dr. Lieberman and Philip Muskin, M.D., chair of the APA Scientific Program Committee. Please send your comments to [pnupdate@psych.org](mailto:pnupdate@psych.org).**

Annually, thousands of mental health professionals descend on a major American city to participate in a three-ring circus of pedagogic activities that comprise the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association. This event is an academic smorgasbord of all information relevant to psychiatric medicine and mental health care. It provides one-stop shopping for clinicians who wish to avail themselves of the latest scientific developments and all the education needed to practice their craft. The annual meeting is the highlight of the year for U.S. psychiatry.

APA’s 167th Annual Meeting will take place May 3 to 7 in New York City and will be the epicenter for those who wish to learn of emerging knowledge and connect to leaders in the field of psychiatry. New York is a perfect place to host this year’s meeting, given the extraordinary and historic events of the past year, including the launch of *DSM-5*, the release of the final rule for the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, further implementation of the Affordable Care Act, and the emotionally wrenching discussion of mental illness and violence in the media.

The theme of the 2014 annual meeting is aptly titled “Changing the Practice and Perception of Psychiatry,” reflecting the historic transformation in how our profession will be practiced, as well as perceived by our medical colleagues and the public at large. The Scientific Program Committee, chaired by Phil Muskin with Co-Chair Cam Carter, has produced an amazing program with a who’s who of luminaries scheduled to speak. The Opening Session will feature a “Dialogue on Science and the Media” that I will moderate between Nobel Laureate Eric Kandel and the acclaimed actor Alan Alda. The Convocation Lecture will be delivered by a major political figure who is leading major legislative initiatives in mental illness. Look for more information in a future issue.

To read more, click [here](http://psychnews.psychiatryonline.org/newsarticle.aspx?articleid=1831453).

You can follow Dr. Lieberman on Twitter at [@DrJlieberman](https://twitter.com/DrJlieberman).

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