As the oldest medical society in the United States, the developer and publisher of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders and Practice Guidelines for treatment of mental illness, and the publisher of the American Journal of Psychiatry, the American Psychiatric Association is a well-known and trusted leader in the mental health field.
Practice in the mental health space is rapidly changing with the advent of digital technologies and augmented intelligence. Clinicians often do not have the time to evaluate which digital products to use in their practice.
The APA Seal of Acceptance will tell clinicians that APA has evaluated a product against standards APA created and that the product meets those standards. This will allow clinicians to focus more specifically on whether the product might be helpful for an individual patient or practice.
