If the members of the American Psychiatric Association do not speak up when their elected leader excuses the death by neglect of a psychiatric patient than they will lose all moral authority as an organization in America. There was a time when the American Psychiatric Association allowed an article promoting euthanasia of psychiatric patients to be published in its own journal but one would have thought we were long past that kind of evil and disregard for the humanity and civil rights of the people they are paid to treat. But instead of speaking out when psychiatric patients are the subject of hysterical screeds and hate speech and fear mongering by the likes of E. Fuller Torry, the President of the American Psychiatric Association chose to speak out in defense of fired psychiatrists and mental health workers when for once in a lifetime the American public is actually outraged over the death of someone with a psychiatric diagnosis.
This is why we can not have nice things such as a well funded mental health system with voluntary services available to all who need them, because even the elected leader of American psychiatry excuses negligence and callousness and outrageous misconduct towards us.
Impeach Dr. Nada Stotland, remove from office, speak up for the patients you are supposed to be dedicated to serving because if you do not you will continue to have less respect and trust from the American public than all other medical specialities and continue to have difficulty filling your residencies with American medical school graduates. You, the psychiatrists of the United States are responsible for the image and the moral standing of your profession. Take responsibility now.
