Ellyn Johnson, M.D., has been selected as the APA 2014 Jeanne Spurlock Congressional Fellow. Ellyn Johnson, M.D., has been selected as the APA 2014 Jeanne Spurlock Congressional Fellow. 

A psychiatric hospital in Los Angeles is going the extra mile to ensure that patients and members of local communities are getting vaccinated for COVID-19. 

Correctional psychiatrist Kahlil Johnson, M.D., says that at least half the patients he sees lie to him—some to avoid discussing the real issue troubling them, others to try to manipulate him. 

Comprehensive legislation would establish the position of assistant secretary for mental health and substance use disorders within HHS and expand the mental health workforce. 

This is the second of a two-part series on the collaborative care model. Three health systems report that it is effective in identifying patients with suicidality, hastening remission in depression, and thwarting physician burnout. 

During the event at Maimonides Medical Center, APA President Ramaswamy Viswanathan, M.D., Dr.Med.Sc., an active member of the Brooklyn Psychiatric Society (BPS) for years, was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award. During the event at Maimonides Medical Center, APA President Ramaswamy Viswanathan, M.D., Dr.Med.Sc., an active member of the Brooklyn Psychiatric Society (BPS) for years, was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award.