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Description of some of the Functions of the APA

1. This video is from the APA's YouTube channel.
2. The psychiatrist - he is not concerned with my case and I have never communicated with him - says the APA allows him to "communicate with the public", that it is a way for psychiatrists to "establish best practices, share knowledge with each other, and start to really boost the quality of our treatment" and "it's a chance for me to feel like I'm sharing my knowledge, giving back, and doing something for the community"
3. Those expressions are reasonable; that is the function of such associations. But, in refusing to respond to my letters. the APA refused to explain important decisions to a person affected directly by them and to reflect on its work. It did not behave as an association should. It's another example of how, people stop behaving normally when I turn up.

Main Points

  1. 0:10: "I have to be part of my professional association, because this is how I can communicate with the public."
  2. 0:23: "APA is the way that psychiatrists can...talk about the tremendous and exciting advances in psychiatric knowledge that are coming down the pipe."
  3. 0:42: "It is the way in which we can establish best practices, share knowledge with each other, and start to really boost the quality of our treatment."
  4. 1:06: "it's a chance for me to feel like I'm sharing my knowledge, giving back, and doing something for the community."
  5. 1:23: "But really, ultimately, this is the place where my science sees the light of day, where it's able to have an even bigger impact than on the individual patients I treat."