Americans Anxious Over Current Events, Losing Weight This Summer, Says New APA Poll

As Americans take to the beaches, leave school and turn on their air conditioners this summer, current events, such as inflation, are on their minds, and nearly half of Americans feel pressure to lose weight or otherwise change their body. This is according to the American Psychiatric Association’s Healthy Minds Monthly Poll*, which was conducted by Morning Consult between May 27 and 29, 2022, among a sample of 2,210 adults

Brain Fog Tied to Long COVID, Other Conditions

"Brain fog” is not a medical term, but it may seem familiar or intuitive. It refers to what people feel in any condition that causes confusion, memory loss, difficulty finding words, and loss of focus or inability to concentrate. These problems affect their day-to-day functioning and diminish their quality of life.

August Issues of American Psychiatric Association Journals Cover Neurodevelopmental and Neurodegenerative Illnesses and Innovations in Psychotherapy Spurred by the Pandemic

The June issues of two of the American Psychiatric Association’s journals, The American Journal of Psychiatry and Psychiatric Services are available online.

Can Mindset Training Reduce Student Stress? 

A person’s mindset refers to a set of beliefs or attitudes that frame how they see the world.  A new study shows that mindset training can help adolescents manage stress and improve resilience and well-being. The online training module used in the study combines two existing interventions covering a “growth” mindset and a “stress-can-be-enhancing" mindset, which target different aspects of people’s experience of stress. 

Reconnect with Colleagues at AM22

As May 2022 approaches, the psychiatry community we are all part of will take a tentative step towards a “new normality”.

What to Expect at the 2022 Annual Meeting

As May 2022 approaches, the psychiatry community we are all part of will take a tentative step towards a “new normality”.

A New Hybrid In-Person/Virtual Annual Meeting Experience

The 2022 Annual Meeting is offering its first hybrid meeting with live sessions in New Orleans and a virtual meeting in June.

Many Hispanic American Parents Are Concerned About the Pandemic’s Effects on Their Children’s Mental Health

In a new poll from the American Psychiatric Association (APA), Hispanic parents were more likely to agree they were concerned about the pandemic’s effects on their children’s mental health than other groups (67% versus 49% non-Hispanics).

September Issues of American Psychiatric Association Journals Cover Combining Molecular and Neuroimaging Measures, the Promise of Digital Mental Health and More

The September issues of two of the American Psychiatric Association’s journals, The American Journal of Psychiatry and Psychiatric Services are available online.

New Research Highlights Lack of Follow-up Care for Youth and Young Adults after Hospitalization or ER Visit for Mental Health

In a study of more than 100,000 emergency room visits and 95,000 mental health hospitalizations of youth and young adults with private insurance, less than half who visited the emergency room had follow-up care within 30 days and two-thirds of those hospitalized received follow-up care within that same time period.

New National Poll Cites Wide Support for Mental Health Programs in Jails and Prisons

Only one in five (20%) Americans believe that those in jails and prisons are getting the mental health care they need, according to a new American Psychiatric Association (APA)  poll. Seventy-five percent, however, say mental health support should be provided for incarcerated people in the United States.  

Americans Anticipate Higher Stress at the Start of 2023 and Grade Their Mental Health Worse

As 2022 draws to a close, nearly two out of five (37%) Americans rated their mental health as only fair or poor, up from 31% a year ago. More than one in four (26%) reported they anticipated experiencing more stress at the start of 2023, up from one in five (20%) last year. At the same time, 29% American adults indicated they’d adopt new year’s resolutions related to their mental health, up three percentage points from last year.