Hoarding: A Look at the Motivations to Save Things

Possessions have a magical quality for all of us. Our most cherished ones contain an essence that goes beyond their physical qualities, like a ticket stub from a favorite concert, a gift from a dear friend or a piece of clothing belonging to a lost loved one. Most of us own many things of this sort, but our ownership does not interfere with our ability to live. For some people, however, ownership goes awry, and possessions accumulate and clutter living spaces, making them unusable.

Addiction: Treatment, Recovery, and the Role of Family & Friends

• Addiction, Treatment

A conversation with Monica Taylor-Desir, M.D., M.P.H., a member of the board of the APA Foundation, and Petros Levounis, M.D., M.A., APA president-elect on what addiction looks like, what treatment looks like, and how family and friends can help a person in recovery.

Recovery is a Process

• Addiction

National Recovery Month in September highlights the issue on the issue of recovery from mental health and substance use disorders. As an addiction psychiatrist, I hope that attention to recovery continues throughout the year. For many people receiving treatment, recovery is a continuous journey. There is no end or month of celebration; rather it is an ongoing process. 

Suicidio y autolesión:  las conexiones culturales pueden ayudar a proteger a los adolescentes hispanos/latinos hispana/latina

• en español

El suicidio es un problema creciente entre la población hispana/latina, particularmente en los jóvenes. La investigación descubre que los aspectos de la cultura hispana/latina, y sus conexiones familiares y comunitarias podrían ayudar en la prevención del suicidio. 

What are School Mental Health Programs, and Why Are They Important?

• Children and Youth, Treatment

As children and adolescents returned to school this fall, they did so in what the Surgeon General has labelled a crisis in mental health. Even before the pandemic, around one in five children had a mental health disorder. Meanwhile, nearly 50 million children attend public schools across the nation. About half of those schools perform mental health screenings, and 42% provide mental health services. States across the nation have recently passed laws to ensure more provision of these services in schools.