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06/11/2026

We celebrated Month with a special PsychEdge! Updates in LGBTQ+ Mental Health was an informative evening that discussed important issues like substance use, HIV, and gender affirming care.

We’d like to extend our thanks to our speakers:

Dr. Kenneth Ashley
Dr. Jeremy Kidd
Dr.Max Lichtenstein

We’d also like to thank Drs. Kenneth Ashley and Shervin Shadianloo of the NYCPS LGBTQ+ Psychiatry Committee for organizing this event. And of course, many thanks to our partner for making the event possible!

Our next PsychEdge session is coming up on Tuesday, July 14th: Physician Wellness featuring Drs. Marv Firestone, Edwin Kim, and Farah Zaidi. If you’d like to join us, you can register at the link in our bio!

06/04/2026

On Tuesday night, we officially passed the gavel!

We’d like to extend congratulations and thanks to Dr. Adjoa Smalls-Mantey for her incredible leadership this past year! Dr. Smalls-Mantey took the helm at NYCPS during a time of experimentation with new ideas, programs, and events, and her leadership fostered just the creativity and innovation we needed!

Dr. Smalls-Mantey passed the gavel to the capable hands of Dr. Rebecca Capasso. We can’t wait to see what the next year brings!

06/02/2026

Join us next week for PsychEdge: Updates in LGBTQ+ Mental Health! Celebrate PRIDE month with us while joining a discussion on important issues:
🔹Addiction with Dr. Jeremy Kidd
🔹Gender Affirming Care with Dr. Max Lichtenstein
🔹HIV with Dr. Kenneth Ashley

Thanks to the following members of the NYCPS LGBTQ+ Psychiatry Committee for planning this presentation:
Dr. Kenneth Ashley
Dr. Shervin Shadianloo

This event is FREE for all APA Members!
Register ➡️ link in bio

Brought to you by NYCPS, and PMANM

Thanks for for supporting this month’s program!

05/21/2026

Introducing our 2026-2027 NYCPS Executive Council!

This amazing group of leaders has already contributed so much to the NYC psychiatric community and our Society. This is sure to be a great year!

05/20/2026

Welcome to a new year at NYCPS! Dr. Rebecca Capasso officially starts her term as President today.

Dr. Capasso has a background in Public Psychiatry. She spent about a decade on inpatient units at Bellevue Hospital Center, working with patients with severe and persistent mental illness, and three years at as the Medical Director for Psychiatry during COVID, delivering psychiatric care embedded in the NYC DHS mental health shelter system. Currently, she is the Medical Director of Acute Care Services, overseeing inpatient psychiatry at Behavioral Health Center and the CPEP at Mount Sinai’s BI.

Dr. Capasso has been serving on the NYCPS Executive Council since 2021, first as a Representative to the Assembly and then as Secretary. Dr. Capasso also previously served as the Chair of the NYCPS Advocacy and Public Relations Committee.

We’re looking forward to a great year!

05/19/2026

Just a few photos from our NY Social with on Saturday as part of the Annual Meeting in San Francisco!

Thanks to our platinum partner for making this party possible!

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05/16/2026

Just a few NYC working hard at the Annual Meeting Assembly in San Francisco!

05/14/2026

On Tuesday, we had an amazing session of PsychEdge featuring Drs. Melinda Lantz, Mark Nathanson, David Roane, and Sandra Swantek. The Caregiver Crisis: A Silent Epidemic was a timely discussion of recognizing, including, and caring for those who are often overlooked.

Thank you to all of our presenters and the Co-Chairs of our NYCPS Geriatric Psychiatry Committee who planned the event: Drs. Nery Diaz and Mardoche Sidor.

We hope to see you at the next PsychEdge event on June 9th. Updates on LGBTQ+ Mental Health will feature Drs. Kenneth Ashley, Jeremy Kidd, and Max Lichtenstein!

Register at link in bio!

05/07/2026

Caregiving is one of the most unseen, under-supported, and psychologically taxing roles in healthcare today. Join us as we discuss:
🔹What are the most overlooked signs of caregiver distress that clinicians miss?
🔹How can we incorporate caregiver support into time-limited encounters?
🔹What does the home care crisis look like on the ground?
And more!

Our expert panel includes:
🔹Melinda Lantz, MD – Chair of Psychiatry at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln

🔹David Roane, MD – Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology, Zucker School of Medicine
at Hofstra/Northwell; Chair of Psychiatry at Lenox Hill

🔹Mark Nathanson, MD – Assistant Clinical Professor and Geriatric Fellowship Co-
Director at Columbia University Irving Medical Center

With Moderator:
🔹Sandra Swantek, MD – Past President, American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry

Thanks to the following members of the NYCPS Geriatric Psychiatry Committee for planning this presentation:
Nery Diaz, MD
Mardoche Sidor, MD

This event is FREE for all APA Members!
Register & more info ➡️ link in bio

05/06/2026

An important message from NYCPS President-Elect, Dr. Rebecca Capasso: Please don’t take yourself off medications, or alter your dose, without consulting your physician!

This potentially life-saving reminder comes in response to the HHS “MAHA Action Plan to Curb Psychiatric Overprescribing” released Monday. To read the HHS announcement and the APA’s response, click the links in our bio.

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Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm
Saturday	9am - 5pm
Sunday	9am - 5pm

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