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Use of medication in treating childhood and adolescent depression: Information for patients and families
This revision of the original 2005 Parents Medical Guide to the treatment of depression in children and adolescents is a joint project of the American Psychiatric Association and the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. It has been updated to include important research that has added to our knowledge about effective treatments for child and adolescent depression. Its goal is to help parents and families make informed decisions about getting the best care for a child with dep
Position Statement on Competence Evaluation and Restoration Services and the Interface with Criminal Justice and Mental Health Systems
Position Statement on Competence Evaluation and Restoration Services and the Interface with Criminal Justice and Mental Health Systems
Addressing the Migration Emergency and Human Rights of Haitians
Thousands of Haitians are traveling to the U.S.-Mexico border to seek asylum in the U.S., with many settling in camps after being denied entry. The U.S. government is responding with the deportations of thousands to Haiti. These deportations put Haitians at risk of violence, being unhoused, and even death amid Haiti’s political, economic, and environmental crises.
Position Statement on Xenophobia, Immigration, and Mental Health
Position Statement on Xenophobia, Immigration, and Mental Health
Seclusion or Restraint
This resource document is intended to support psychiatrists and other healthcare clinicians who may utilize seclusion or restraint.
Position Statement on Screening and Treatment of Mood and Anxiety Disorders During Pregnancy and Postpartum
Position Statement on Screening and Treatment of Mood and Anxiety Disorders During Pregnancy and Postpartum
Physician wellness
Ongoing stressors in the lives of physicians across the life span raise the risk for burnout, stress related illness and impairment. Psychiatrists have a unique vantage point in contributing to the overall health and wellbeing of all physicians. Recent studies have shown that physicians who personally practice healthy behaviors are significantly more likely to advise their own patients to adopt healthy behaviors. It is therefore imperative to promote the overall personal health of physicians at
Assessment and Treatment of Gender Dysphoria and Gender Variant Patients
Regardless of their area of specialization, adult psychiatrists are likely to encounter patients who are transgender; however, medical school curricula and psychiatric residency training devote little attention to caring for these patients. The primary aim of the present article is to assist adult psychiatrists who do not specialize in transgender clinical care in the delivery of respectful, clinically competent and culturally attuned care to gender variant patients including those who id
Position Statement on Racism and Racial Discrimination in the Psychiatric Workplace
Position Statement on Racism and Racial Discrimination in the Psychiatric Workplace
Risk-Based Gun Removal Laws
In 2014, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) published a “Resource Document on Access to Firearms by People with Mental Disorders,”1 which addressed the complex relationship between firearms, mental illness, suicide, and violence. The document highlighted the limitations of existing legislative strategies, such as the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), in combating the problems of gun-related suicide and violence in the United States. It noted that registries like N
Position Statement on Separation of Children and Adolescents from Adult Patients in State Mental Hospitals
Position Statement on Separation of Children and Adolescents from Adult Patients in State Mental Hospitals
Position Statement on Housing, Homelessness, and Mental Health
Position Statement on Housing, Homelessness, and Mental Health