Psychiatrists Reject COI Recommendations

Article archive / July 1, 2010

Originally published: . Volume 1, No. 11. Source pages: 14.

At their convention in New Orleans, June 11, the American Psychiatric Association declined to adopt recommendations to control and curtail their relationships with the pharmaceutical industry. The author of the report and head of the task group, Dr. Paul Appelbaum, said, “Ironically, it appears to be very difficult for many psychiatrists to accept the notion that there may be influences on their behavior that are outside of their conscious perception.” (Medscape Medical News, June)


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