Nada Logan Stotland (born August 15, 1943)[1] is an American psychiatrist and the 135th president of the American Psychiatric Association.

Education

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Stotland received her undergraduate degree from the University of Chicago, where she later received her M.D. and also completed her residency.[2]

Career

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Stotland later joined the faculty of the University of Chicago, where she held multiple different positions, including Director of Psychiatric Consultation-Liaison Service and Director of Psychiatric Education. She later left this university to become medical coordinator for the Illinois Department of Mental Health, and after that, became the chair of psychiatry at the Illinois Masonic Medical Center. She served as the 135th president of the American Psychiatric Association from 2008 to 2009.[3] As of July 2012, she held two professorships in two different departments at Rush Medical College, one in psychiatry and one in obstetrics and gynecology.[4]

Work

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Stotland has written about multiple topics in the field of psychiatry, including the alleged adverse mental health effects of abortion.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "Declaration of Dr. Nada Stotland" (PDF). ACLU of North Carolina. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  2. ^ Howes, Ryan (10 December 2008). "Seven Questions for Nada Stotland". Psychology Today. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  3. ^ Yudofsky, SC (October 2009). "Nada Logan Stotland, M.D., 135th President, 2008-2009". The American Journal of Psychiatry. 166 (10): 1108–9. doi:10.1176/appi.ajp.2009.166.10.1108. PMID 19797443.
  4. ^ "Dr Nada Stotland Joins Our Editorial Board". Physicians Practice. 13 July 2012. Archived from the original on 29 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  5. ^ Born, Molly (4 October 2015). "State funds designated for groups that oppose abortion". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  6. ^ Stotland, Nada (2 July 2013). "Women and Abortion: The Psychiatrist's Role". Psychiatric Times. Retrieved 18 March 2016.