Category: American Psychiatric Association

Arizona Governor Signs Executive Orders Authorizing ‘Gender-Affirming Health Care,’ Restricting ‘Conversion Therapy’

June 28, 2023
American Psychiatric AssociationArizonagender reassignment surgeryKatie HobbsRegional & State NewsSocial IssuesState NewsUSUS News
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Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs signed two executive orders to ensure sex-change procedures for state employees and to restrict “conversion therapy” as harmful to the health and well-being of LGBT individuals. “Our LGBT community should never have to face hate and discrimination, and I will do everything in my power to fight for full equality,” Hobbs,…

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Bill to Legalize Psychedelic Mushrooms Advances in California Senate

May 26, 2023
American Psychiatric AssociationCaliforniaCalifornia Association of Highway PatrolmenCalifornia Statewide Law Enforcement AssociationConcerned Women for AmericaRegional & State NewsScott WienerSouthern CaliforniaSouthern California OC NewsState Newsthe California State Sheriffs’ Associationthe Citizens Commission on Human Rightsthe City of Beverly HillsUS
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A bill to decriminalize hallucinogenic mushrooms cleared the California Senate May 24, reaching the halfway point in the state’s effort to legalize the drug, despite increasing opposition by law enforcement and many citizens. Senate Bill 58, was introduced in December by Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), who said criminalizing drug use and possession does nothing…

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Suffering From Insomnia? 5 Tips to Help You Fall Asleep

March 2, 2023
American Psychiatric AssociationBrightChinaHealth & SafetyHong KonginsomniaLifestylemeditationpsychologistStimulation Control Therapy
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The inability to fall asleep when you need to might suggest you are suffering from insomnia. Unless properly treated, your weary mind and body may jeopardize your ability to get things done. So what must you do to bring an end to this predicament? The solution, says Taiwanese psychologist Yu Chia-Yung, involves her five-way “stimulation…

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