Article archive / March 1, 2011
Originally published: . Volume 2, No. 7. Source pages: 10.
Members of several physician organizations, including the American Medical Association and American Academy of Family Physicians, wrote to John Caccavale, Ph.D., Executive Director of the National Association of Professional Psychology Providers on February 4th to express “great disappointment” in NAPPP’s “Truth In Drugs” campaign. They noted that many of the materials of the campaign were “erroneous at best and misleading at worst,” and directed NAPPP to cease distribution and issue a correction.
APA published a formal statement “APA Raises Serious Concerns About Message, Tone of NAPPP Ad Campaign.” APA noted that APA is a proponent of integrated, interdisciplinary health care…” They said the advertisements “denigrate the role of primary care physicians…” and may be harmful to both professions and that NAPPP in no way speaks for psychology.
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