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APA Statement on CDC Report on Deaths From Overdose
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today reported that between April 2020 and April 2021, U.S. deaths from overdoses topped 100,000. This grim milestone constitutes a record, and overall, these deaths are up 29 percent from the prior year. Today, the American Psychiatric Association reiterates that effective treatments for substance use disorder are available, and renews its calls for action.
Older Americans Month: Highlighting Challenges and Opportunities
An estimated one in eight older adults had a mental illness and one in 11 had a substance use disorder in the past year according to a new report on mental health and substance use concerns among older adults (adults aged 60 or older).
New Study Evaluates Quality of Information on YouTube, TikTok About Dissociative Identity Disorder
New research released today at the American Psychiatric Association’s Annual Meeting examined the quality of content in YouTube and TikTok videos on dissociative identity disorder and found novel results.
New Clinical Track Offers Practical Strategies
The sessions will focus on ready-to-apply clinical pearls.
Media Advisory: New Polling Data, Experts on Alcohol Use Disorder Available from American Psychiatric Association
Alcohol use disorder (AUD) involves frequent or heavy alcohol drinking that becomes difficult to control and leads to problems in areas such as relationships, work, school, or family. It affects more than one in four people in their lifetime, and more than one in 10 each year. AUD is common and often goes untreated. Treatments for AUD include medication, therapies, and support/self-help groups.
New Study: Stigmatizing Language in Clinical Notes Appears More Often for Older, Female, or Patients of Color with Opioid use Disorder
New research presented today at the American Psychiatric Association’s Annual Meeting reveals that patients who are older, female, or of color and have an opioid use disorder are more likely to experience stigma and bias from a healthcare professional when seeking treatment.
Recovery is a Process
National Recovery Month in September highlights the issue on the issue of recovery from mental health and substance use disorders. As an addiction psychiatrist, I hope that attention to recovery continues throughout the year. For many people receiving treatment, recovery is a continuous journey. There is no end or month of celebration; rather it is an ongoing process.
APA Statement on Passage of the Senate Version of H.R. 1
The America Psychiatric Association (APA) is very disappointed by the U.S. Senate’s passage of H.R. 1, which would significantly cut Medicaid funding. If the House passes this bill, knowing that Medicaid is the largest payer of mental health and substance use disorder services, it will have irreversible repercussions for patients and their families.
Sleepwalking and Other Parasomnias
Parasomnias are a group of sleep disorders involving abnormal, unpleasant motor, verbal or behavioral events that occur during sleep or sleep transitions. (Singh 2018) Parasomnias include sleep-related disorders, such as sleepwalking, nightmares and sleep terrors. Many of these sleep-related experiences may be just mildly annoying, such as talking in your sleep or a child’s occasional nightmare. But in some cases, these conditions can potentially be very disruptive or disturbing, and they can be
Gambling Disorder Screening Day: What You Should Know
Over the past couple of years, there has been a tremendous increase in the availability and easy access to gambling, especially sports betting, across the country. It would have been hard to miss the recent barrage of advertising around sports betting. Online and mobile phone access also increases the potential for individuals to develop problems with gambling.
American Psychiatric Association Publishes Updated Guideline on Eating Disorders and Accompanying Implementation Tools
The American Psychiatric Association (APA) recently published an updated practice guideline for treatment of patients with eating disorders. The guideline provides recommendations on assessment and evidence-based pharmacological, psychotherapeutic, and other nonpharmacological treatments for eating disorders. The Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients with Eating Disorders focuses primarily on anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder and includes new tips for scree
September Issues of American Psychiatric Association Journals Cover Improving Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder, Mental Health Perspective on Police Reform
The September issues of two of the American Psychiatric Association journals, The American Journal of Psychiatry and Psychiatric Services are available online. The American Journal of Psychiatry is the most widely read psychiatric journal in the world. The September issue offers a collection of articles on improving treatment outcomes for various disorders, including opioid use disorder, alcohol use disorder, ADHD, anorexia nervosa, and cardiovascular disease in people with psychiatric disord