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| During a grand rounds luncheon, Paul S. Applebaum, MD, president of the American Psychiatric Association, shares “Religion and Psychiatry: An Orthodox Jewish Psychiatrist’s Perspective.” |
Paul S. Appelbaum, MD, president of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) and chair of the department of psychiatry at the University of Massachusetts, spoke for a grand rounds lecture on Friday, October 25.
Part of the spirituality, religion, and psychiatry lecture series, the event was hosted by the School of Medicine’s department of psychiatry and was held at Loma Linda University Behavioral Medicine Center.
Dr. Appelbaum, a world-renowned psychiatrist, presented “Religion and Psychiatry: An Orthodox Jewish Psychiatrist’s Perspective” at the luncheon.
George T. Harding IV, MD, chair of the department of psychiatry, School of Medicine, introduced Dr. Appelbaum, sharing background on Dr. Appelbaum’s leadership in the American Psychiatric Association.
“Dr. Appelbaum has distinguished himself in psychiatry and the law,” Dr. Harding shared at the ground rounds.
As a practicing Orthodox Jewish psychiatrist, Dr. Appelbaum shared his own personal journey at the interface of religion and psychiatry, a topic he had never spoken on publicly before. Dr. Appelbaum shared a brief history of traditional Jewish practices, and how upholding his beliefs often caused a state of tension in his career.
But, as Dr. Appelbaum pointed out during the lecture, upholding his religious beliefs has benefitted his service in the American Psychiatric Association.
“Since being ‘different’ is a normal status,” Dr. Appelbaum commented, “I don’t feel uncomfortable taking positions on issues that are different than what someone else might take.”
Dr. Appelbaum was elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences. He is also author of many articles and books on law and ethics in clinical practice. He recently wrote an article for the Washington Post on the sniper attacks in the Washington D.C. area.
Two plaques were also presented during the grand rounds. As a surprise to Dr. Harding, a new lecture series titled the George T. Harding IV, MD, Lecture Series was established. This series will feature national leaders in the psychiatric field. Dr. Harding received a plaque recognizing his personal and professional leadership in the integration of religion and psychiatry. Dr. Appelbaum was also recognized with a plaque as the first speaker in the George T. Harding IV, MD, Lecture Series.
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