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October 03, 2024

While Most Americans Align With Close Family Members on Controversial Political Issues, One in Five Report Family Estrangement Based on These Topics

New American Psychiatric Association (APA) polling reveals that about one in three Americans (31%) anticipates having a heated political discussion with their family members this election season. While most (71%) indicate that their family will weather the storm and get along about the same as the holidays come around, 12% expect an improvement in relations, and 6% said family relations will get worse.

October 03, 2024

Aunque la mayoría de los latinos coinciden con sus familiares en cuestiones políticas controvertidas, uno de cada cuatro afirma un distanciamiento familiar por estos temas

Una nueva encuesta de la Asociación Psiquiátrica Americana (APA) revela que uno de cada tres latinos (36%) anticipa tener una discusión política acalorada con sus familiares esta temporada electoral. Mientras que la mayoría (67%) indica que su familia capeará el temporal y se llevará más o menos igual cuando lleguen las fiestas, el 15% espera una mejora en las relaciones, y el 4% dijo que las relaciones familiares empeorarán.

September 23, 2024

New Research Identifies Critical Gaps in Mental Health Care for Adults with Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders

New research finds that adults with schizophrenia spectrum disorders have high rates of comorbid mental and substance use disorders and significant social and economic disadvantages, and only 26% received minimally adequate treatment. Meeting the needs of people with schizophrenia spectrum disorders will require innovative interventions and implementation to improve access to and use of evidence-based approaches, the authors argue. The research was published today in Psychiatric Services in Advance.

September 19, 2024

Un nuevo sondeo muestra que la mayoría de los creyentes buscaría atención de salud mental si se lo recomendara su líder religioso

Una encuesta publicada hoy por la Asociación Psiquiátrica Americana (APA) reveló que seis de cada 10 adultos (60%) están de acuerdo en que su fe o espiritualidad es un factor importante para apoyar su bienestar mental. A pesar de esto, entre los que pertenecen a una comunidad religiosa sólo la mitad (52%) dice que su comunidad religiosa habla de salud mental abiertamente y sin estigmas.

September 09, 2024

APA Applauds Administration for Issuing Final Rules on Mental Health Parity

The American Psychiatric Association applauds the Biden-Harris Administration for issuing final rules to strengthen the 2008 Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) and improve access to quality care for mental health and substance use disorders. The rules, issued by the Departments of Labor, Treasury, and Health and Human Services, reinforce that insurance plans must analyze and document limits to mental health and substance use disorders benefits, and ensure they are no more restrictive than those applied to medical/surgical benefits.

September 06, 2024

September Issues of APA Journals Cover Depression Risk Factors and Treatments, Noninvasive Brain Stimulation Treatments and the Evidence for School-Based Services

The latest issues of two American Psychiatric Association journals, The American Journal of Psychiatry and Psychiatric Services, are now available online. The September issue of The American Journal of Psychiatry brings together research on depression, both therapeutic insights and contributing risk factors, and an overview and look at the promise of noninvasive brain stimulation.

August 26, 2024

APA Statement on Psychiatry and Global Unrest

The American Psychiatric Association (APA) represents the physicians who deal with the interrelationship between physical and mental health and touch on human emotion, social connection, thought, and behavior. APA asserts that no matter where political lines are drawn, the human and societal tolls of war and conflict are devastating and have immediate and downstream effects on mental health.

August 05, 2024

New Poll: While Support for School Mental Health Training is Common, Nearly Half of Americans Don’t Believe Most School Staff Have Received It

As children begin to return to school this month, a new poll from the American Psychiatric Association (APA) shows that 84% of Americans believe school staff play a crucial role in identifying signs of mental health issues in students, but less than half (45%) of Americans believe most school staff have been trained in identifying these concerns.

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