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    LGBT Primary Care and Gender Affirming Care for Children and Adolescents

    • Diversity News and Updates

    In her 2023 APA Annual Meeting session “LGBT Primary Care and Gender Affirming Care for Children and Adolescents,” Dr. Shamieka Dixon provided a comprehensive look at gender-affirming care for youths and what that entails not only for young patients, but also for their families and caregivers.

    APA Foundation 2025 Benefit Goes Hollywood

    Get your dancing shoes ready: The annual American Psychiatric Association (APA) Foundation Benefit will take place in Los Angeles on May 19 during APA's 2025 Annual Meeting.

    Celebrating Women’s History Month and Resilience

    • Patients and Families, Women

    Women’s History Month highlights the contributions of women to events in history and modern society. Initially a weeklong celebration in 1980, it quickly evolved into a month in 1987 when the nonprofit organization, National Women’s History Project (NWHP) successfully lobbied Congress. Today, Women’s History Month is celebrated during March in the United States and other countries and corresponds with International Women’s Day on March 8. The 2019 theme is “Visionary women: Champions of Peace an

    How to Discuss Controversial Issues with Your Mental Health in Mind

    • Healthy living for mental well-being, Patients and Families

    As elections, wars, and other controversial events and issues swirl in the news feeds and on social media, you may have strong viewpoints and feel passionately about a cause. You will also encounter people who have an opposing view to yours — in your family, at work or school, on social media or somewhere else in your life.

    10 Steps to Help Your Child Prevent and Address Cyberbullying

    • Patients and Families

    In this digital era, technology has become intertwined with socialization, education, creativity, and play. And it is always available. In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic increased the use on virtual social interactions as the main form of interacting among peers. Close friends, acquaintances, friends of friends, and even bullies have constant access to them through digital devices.

    “Nowhere to Turn”: COVID-19 and Caregiver Stress

    • Older adults, Patients and Families

    “I need help, and I have nowhere to turn.” I find this a frighteningly common refrain among my patients who are also caregivers for people with dementia, autism, or children with a panoply of mental health conditions who need consistency and structure. As an individual psychiatrist, there seems to be no option, and I simply listen.

    Help Shape the Future of Psychiatric Care

    • What APA is Doing For You

    Are you ready to make a meaningful impact in the field of psychiatry? The American Psychiatric Association has a slate of positions on the Board of Trustees open and now is your opportunity to get involved.

    Lifestyle Factors Key to Reducing Risk for Dementia, Late Life Depression

    • Depression, Healthy living for mental well-being, Older adults, Patients and Families

    A recent study highlights the lifestyle factors that can be protective against age-related brain conditions, including depression and late life depression. The research used the “Brain Care Score,” measuring lifestyle factors, and found that a higher Brain Care Score is associated with a lower risk of age-related brain disease, including stroke, late-life depression, and dementia.

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