What Is Depression?
Depression (major depressive disorder) is a common and serious medical illness that negatively affects how you feel, the way you think and how you act. Fortunately, it is also treatable.
Depression
Learn about depression, including symptoms, risk factors, treatment options and answers to your questions.
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What is Hoarding Disorder?
Learn about hoarding disorder, including symptoms, risk factors, treatment options and answers to common questions.
What is Gambling Disorder?
Learn about gambling disorder, including symptoms, risk factors, treatment options and answers to common questions.
Internet Gaming
Learn about internet gaming, including symptoms, risk factors, treatment options and answers to common questions.
Eating Disorders
Learn about eating disorders, including symptoms, risk factors, treatment options and answers to your questions.
Alcohol Use Disorder
Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is when frequent or heavy alcohol drinking becomes difficult to control and leads to problems such as in relationships, work, school, family, or other areas. AUD is common and often goes untreated. There are treatments that work, including medication, therapies, and support/self-help groups.
Muslims
Learn more about treating Muslim patients experiencing stress and trauma related to changing political and social environments.
General Treatment Recommendations and Resources
Learn more about treating historically marginalized populations experiencing stress and trauma related to changing political and social environments.
Choosing Wisely
On April 23, 2015 APA published a revision to the third item on its Choosing Wisely list to better reflect that there are instances in which dementia-associated symptoms (e.g., aggressive behavior due to paranoid delusions) pose an acute threat to the individual and others, and in these instances antipsychotic medications must be used before formal nonpharmacologic measures can be instituted.
What are Personality Disorders?
What are personality disorders? A personality disorder is a way of thinking, feeling and behaving that deviates from the expectations of the culture, causes distress or problems functioning, and lasts over time.
Opioid Response Network STR-TA
The State Targeted Response (STR) Technical Assistance (TA) project will launch 32 12-week virtual learning collaboratives on a variety of topics focused on using medication for addiction treatment (MAT) to treat patients with opioid use disorders.
What Are Dissociative Disorders?
Learn about dissociative disorders, including symptoms, risk factors, treatment options and answers to common questions.