June 2022
APA and Review of Ethical Misconduct by Its Members
By William Arroyo, M.D., APADLF
The American Psychiatric Association (APA) has adopted the principles of medical ethics as developed by the American Medical Association (AMA). However, the APA has elaborated on these principles to make them more directly applicable to the practice of psychiatry. The publication, APA’s Principles of Medical Ethics with Annotations Especially Applicable to Psychiatry (hereafter APA’s Principles) (2013), has been periodically revised following a revision of the principles by the AMA. The APA is the only national medical organization that routinely reviews allegations of ethical misconduct and that may issue disciplinary action of a member or impose a stipulation of education related to the allegation of misconduct. Most medical organizations reserve the option to expel a member due to medical board disciplinary action, for example, a revocation of medical licensure.
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