APA Foundation’s Rawle Andrews Jr., to be Honored with Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award

Rawle Andrews Jr., Esq., Executive Director of the American Psychiatric Association Foundation (APAF), will be honored with the President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Lifetime Achievement Award for Volunteer Service in January 2023.

December Issues of American Psychiatric Association Journals Cover Technology and Mental Health, New Approaches with Psychopharmacology, and Improving Correctional Care

The December issues of two of the American Psychiatric Association’s journals, The American Journal of Psychiatry and Psychiatric Services are available online.

As Holiday Season Begins, America’s Stress Rises, But Less About COVID-19

A new poll from the American Psychiatric Association (APA) released today shows that while nearly a third of Americans report that they anticipate being more stressed out this holiday season than last year, they are less worried about spreading or contracting COVID at a festive gathering. They report being most worried about affording holiday gifts.

Con el comienzo de la temporada navideña, aumenta el estrés de los hispanoamericanos, y hay menos preocupación por la COVID-19

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Una nueva encuesta de la Asociación Americana de Psiquiatría publicada hoy muestra que, aunque un tercio de los hispanoamericanos informan que prevén estar más estresados en esta temporada navideña que el año pasado, están menos preocupados por contagiar o contraer COVID en una reunión festiva. Dicen estar más preocupados por poder comprar los regalos navideños.

APA Statement on Shooting at Club Q Nightclub in Colorado Springs

We are deeply saddened to hear of the shooting at Club Q Nightclub in Colorado Springs and mourn the lives of those who were lost and send support to those recovering from injuries. Our hearts go out to the families and friends of the victims, and we urge whoever may need it to seek mental health support in the aftermath of this tragedy.

New APA Healthy Minds Monthly Poll Finds that Nearly 40% of Americans Face Declining Mood in Winter

With most of the country ready to “fall back” this weekend, nearly a quarter (24%) of Americans report that they generally feel depressed in the winter. Two in five (38%) say their overall mood declines in the winter. But they do look forward to certain winter traditions: 44% of Americans look forward to spending time with friends and family during the holidays and 49% say enjoying good food improves their mood.

Nueva encuesta de la APA: los adultos hispanos son más proclives a informar los efectos del invierno sobre la salud mental

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Según la encuesta mensual Healthy Minds Monthly Poll* correspondiente a noviembre de 2022, realizada por Morning Consult en nombre de la Asociación Americana de Psiquiatría (APA), aunque los adultos hispanos fueron menos propensos a decir que su estado de ánimo empeoró en invierno (31 %) que los no hispanos (39 %), los primeros informaron que su salud mental se vio más afectada durante los meses más fríos.

November Issues of American Psychiatric Association Journals Cover Genetic Underpinnings of Psychiatric Illness, Use of Acute Mental Health Care by Children and More

The November issues of two of the American Psychiatric Association’s journals, The American Journal of Psychiatry and Psychiatric Services are available online. The latest issue of Focus is also online now.

Nueva encuesta: los hispanoamericanos no creen que las personas encarceladas reciban la atención que necesitan en cuanto a la salud mental

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La Asociación Americana de Psiquiatría (APA) plantea que el apoyo y los servicios comunitarios para las personas con enfermedades mentales graves deben estar suficientemente financiados para evitar que muchas de estas personas ingresen al sistema de justicia penal.  Según una nueva encuesta de la Asociación Americana de Psiquiatría (APA), solo uno de cada cuatro (25 %) de los hispanoamericanos encuestados cree que a quienes están recluidos en cárceles y prisiones se les ofrece la atención que necesitan en cuanto a la salud mental. El 71 % sostiene que se debe brindar apoyo en salud mental a las personas encarceladas en los Estados Unidos. 

New National Poll Cites Wide Support for Mental Health Programs in Jails and Prisons

Only one in five (20%) Americans believe that those in jails and prisons are getting the mental health care they need, according to a new American Psychiatric Association (APA)  poll. Seventy-five percent, however, say mental health support should be provided for incarcerated people in the United States.  

New Research Highlights Lack of Follow-up Care for Youth and Young Adults after Hospitalization or ER Visit for Mental Health

In a study of more than 100,000 emergency room visits and 95,000 mental health hospitalizations of youth and young adults with private insurance, less than half who visited the emergency room had follow-up care within 30 days and two-thirds of those hospitalized received follow-up care within that same time period.

American Psychiatric Association Receives $100,000 Grant from the Council of Medical Specialty Societies to Improve Diagnosis of Eating Disorders

The American Psychiatric Association (APA) was recently awarded a $100,000 grant from the Council of Medical Specialty Societies (CMSS) to promote the early and proper diagnosis of eating disorders.