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Personal Perspectives on Bipolar Disorder, Part 1
This episode is the first of a two-part discussion about bipolar disorder led by Dr. Ken Duckworth. He leads a deep discussion that offers insights for individuals, family members and mental health professionals.
Raise Your Voice — Breaking the Silence: Suicide and the Mental Health Burden Facing AAPI Youth
To combat the AAPI youth suicide crisis, it is essential to raise awareness about the mental health struggles faced by AAPI youth and work toward destigmatizing mental illness within these communities. Creating accessible, culturally competent mental health services, providing educational resources, and fostering open conversations about mental well-being can help prevent further loss of young lives.
Americans Anxious Over Inflation; Almost Twice More Likely to Lean on Family and Friends Than Speak Openly About Feelings After a Traumatic Event
Americans’ worries over the economy intensified in June, with 87% indicating they were anxious or very anxious about inflation, up 8 percentage points from the previous month.
Exploring the Complexities of Resilience
Many children experience adversity and traumatic events. Researchers continue to try to understand resilience, or the trait that makes some children, and adults, better able than others to cope and adapt to adversity.
2024 APA State Advocacy Conference
Develop effective legislative strategies and tactics to engage legislators on the many challenges facing psychiatry and mental health at the state level.
The ‘Q’ in LGBTQ: Queer/Questioning
Most people are familiar with the term LGBT—lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender. The acronym increasingly includes the letter Q, LGBTQ, referring to queer and/or questioning individuals. The terms queer and questioning are important because they encompass a larger number of individuals who identify as having same-sex attraction and behaviors.
June Issues of APA Journals Cover New Research on Autism, ADHD, Schizophrenia and More
The latest issues of two American Psychiatric Association journals, The American Journal of Psychiatry and Psychiatric Services are now available online.
Lessons from Rapid Expansion of Telemedicine During the Pandemic
Widespread lockdowns earlier this year in response to COVID-19 pandemic led to the rapid use of telehealth. A recent study in the Journal of Adolescent Health focused on one health clinic in California serving adolescents and young adults as they rapidly transitioned to telehealth. As was the situation across the country, the clinic went from 0 to almost all (97%) of patient visits occurring via telehealth within a month.
Working with Latino Patients
Learn more working with Latino/a patients, including demographics, significant history, best practices and disparities.
More Than 75 Health Care Organizations Release Joint Statement in Opposition to Legislative Interference
Joint Statement From Over 75 Health Care Organization in Opposition to Legislative Interference
Mental Health Equity Champion Spotlight: Lisa Fortuna
This quarter’s Mental Health Equity Champion is Lisa Fortuna, M.D., M.P.H., M.Div., professor and chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Neurosciences at the University of California Riverside School of Medicine.
APAF Fellow Poster Presentations at the 2025 Annual Meeting
The APA Foundation provides psychiatry residents the experiential learning, training, and professional development they need to be leaders in the field. Numerous fellows will present new research at the 2025 Annual Meeting. Come to the Poster Presentations in the Exhibit Hall in Los Angeles and learn from the amazing work and research Fellows are engaged in.