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Cataract Surgery and Hearing Aids May Help Reduce the Risk of Dementia in Older Adults

• Patients and Families

Dementia affects an estimated 50 million people worldwide and about 4 million in the U.S., about 9% of adults 65 or older. In the past, several factors have been identified that reduce the risk of dementia, including educational level, high blood pressure, diabetes mellitus, obesity, smoking, sedentary lifestyle, depression, social isolation. Recent research says that in older adults, treatments for hearing and vision problems can also help reduce the risk of dementia.

What are Eating Disorders?

Learn about eating disorders, including symptoms, risk factors, treatment options and answers to common questions.

Standardizing Outcomes with APA’s PsychPRO Data Registry

• Diversity News and Updates

For psychiatrists, quality improvement in a field without objective concrete data can be a challenge. PsychPRO, APA’s national mental health registry was launched seven years ago to bridge the gap between quantifying standardized outcomes and measuring improvement in quality of care.

What is ADHD?

Learn about ADHD including symptoms, risk factors, treatment options and answers to your questions.

Who Is Eligible for PsychPRO?

Learn about eligibility for APA@s mental health registry for clinical data collection, which will assist APA members in meeting new quality requirements and help improve care.

Hispanics

Learn more about treating Hispanic patients experiencing stress and trauma related to changing political and social environments.

Gender Dysphoria

Learn about gender dysphoria, including symptoms, risk factors, treatment options and answers to common questions.

Online Practice Handbook

Practice Management: the Basics is intended as a practical handbook for psychiatrists beginning a practice.

Implement

Learn more about how to implement the Collaborative Care Model.

Past Meetings Highlights

See what others are doing in mental health innovation.

How to Boost Mental Health Through Better Nutrition

• Healthy living for mental well-being, New research, Patients and Families

The relationship between nutrition and mental health is bidirectional: the foods we eat affect our mental health, and our mental health status affects what and how well we eat. This month, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) and the American Society for Nutrition (ASN) are partnering to highlight the interconnectedness of nutrition and mental health. To learn more about how the public views diet and mental health, APA conducted a poll between March 16 and 17, 2023, among a sample of 2,200