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Integrated care of older adults with mental disorders
Elderly persons often have complex medical and psychiatric needs for which the input of different medical specialties and clinical disciplines is required. The involvement of multiple specialists gives patients access to greater expertise than any single clinician could provide; however, it presents significant challenges of coordination and integration of health care. We endorse the ideal of providing wellcoordinated interdiscipli-nary treatment to older Americans with psychiatric and medical p
Position Statement on Regulatory Oversight of Data, Apps, and Novel Technologies in Mental Health
Position Statement on Regulatory Oversight of Data, Apps, and Novel Technologies in Mental Health
How Psychiatrists Can Talk to Patients and Families About Race and Racism
This document supports the APA’s goal of addressing structural racism in clinical practice by linking existing literature on the impact of race on patients’ lives with race as experienced in the clinical encounter. It provides psychiatrists with the necessary tools to speak with patients about race in a sensitive and professional manner using clinical vignettes. Incorporating these tools should increase understanding of how race and racism impact patients’ lives, decrease bias and enhance the th
Neuroimaging
The application of neuroimaging technology in psychiatric research has revolutionized clinical neuroscience perspectives on the pathophysiology of the major psychiatric disorders. Research using a variety of types of neuroimaging techniques has shown that these conditions are associated with abnormalities of brain function, structure and receptor pharmacology. These data also corroborate the conclusions reached from genetic, endocrine, and clinical pharmacology research involving these disorders
Position Statement on Misogyny and Gender Bias and Their Adverse Effects on the Health of Women
Position Statement on Misogyny and Gender Bias and Their Adverse Effects on the Health of Women
Position Statement on Solitary Confinement (Restricted Housing) of Adolescents
Position Statement on Solitary Confinement (Restricted Housing) of Adolescents
AACAP Position Statement on Mental health, Children and Disasters
AACAP Position Statement on Mental health, Children and Disasters
Need to Monitor and Assess the Public Health and Safety Consequences of Legalizing Marijuana
Resource Document on the Need to Monitor and Assess the Public Health and Safety Consequences of Legalizing Marijuana
Position Statement on Police Interactions with Children and Adolescents in Mental Health Crisis
Position Statement on Police Interactions with Children and Adolescents in Mental Health Crisis
Position Statement on Suicide Among Black Youth in the United States
Position Statement on Suicide Among Black Youth in the United States
Seclusion or Restraint
This resource document is intended to support psychiatrists and other healthcare clinicians who may utilize seclusion or restraint.
Position Statement on Diversity and Inclusion in the Physician Workforce
Position Statement on Diversity and Inclusion in the Physician Workforce