--- title: "Psych News Alert: Highlights From APA’s 2018 Annual Meeting: Issue #2" description: Stewart to Focus on APA’s Being a Leader on Issues of Diversity and Inclusion Discrimination and implicit bias affect the psychological a... --- 6/21/18 12:00 AM # Highlights From APA’s 2018 Annual Meeting: Issue #2 ![Picture of Psychiatric News Alert](https://alert.psychnews.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Psych%20News%20Email%20Banners/PN-Blue-Box_rgb.png?width=50&name=PN-Blue-Box_rgb.png) [ Psychiatric News Alert ](https://alert.psychnews.org/author/psychiatric-news-alert) Share: [facebook-f icon ](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://alert.psychnews.org/2018/06/highlights-from-apas-2018-annual_21.html) [linkedin-in icon ](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://alert.psychnews.org/2018/06/highlights-from-apas-2018-annual_21.html) [Twitter icon ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://alert.psychnews.org/2018/06/highlights-from-apas-2018-annual_21.html) [pinterest-p icon ](http://pinterest.com/pin/create/link/?url=https://alert.psychnews.org/2018/06/highlights-from-apas-2018-annual_21.html) [envelope icon ](mailto:?body=https://alert.psychnews.org/2018/06/highlights-from-apas-2018-annual_21.html) [Stewart to Focus on APA’s Being a Leader on Issues of Diversity and Inclusion](http://www.psychnews.org/am2018_highlights_6.html) Discrimination and implicit bias affect the psychological and physical health of not only psychiatry’s patients but also psychiatrists. 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