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    Dr. Rebecca W. Brendel Takes Office as APA President

    Rebecca W. Brendel, M.D., J.D., began her term as President of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) at the 2022 APA Annual Meeting. She has had extensive APA experience, having served in numerous leadership roles, including as chair of the APA Ethics Committee and member of the Board of Trustees, the Committee on Bylaws and the APA Conflict of Interest Committee. Brendel has also served as a member of the APA delegation to the American Medical Association (AMA) and is an APA Distinguished

    Attend Fellow Sessions

    The APA is proud to present a list of the sessions where Fellows will be presenting this year at the Annual Meeting. We hope you can support each other and learn from the amazing work and research Fellows are engaged in. There is an opportunity to hear from a fellow each day of the conference.

    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.

    Redefining Mentorship

    • Diversity News and Updates

    For protégé Dr. Ulziibat Shirendeb Person, a graduate of the psychiatry residency program at Nassau University Medical Center (NUMC), New York, the APA/APAF SAMHSA Minority Fellowship provided her the opportunity to expand her work into new environments.

    TEFCA Rule

    The Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) final rule aims to facilitate the efficient, secure exchange of healthcare information across the care continuum.

    Understanding How Social Media Can Enhance Your Practice

    What if there were a free, accessible way for you to network with leading experts in your field, collaborate with colleagues across the globe, learn about research directly from the investigators, dispel medical myths, and advocate for your patients—all from your smartphone, in the middle of a pandemic? Believe it or not, social media can serve all these purposes and more. For many physicians in training, social media serves as an escape from reality or as a magnifying glass on its less appealin

    APA Reaffirms Support for Goldwater Rule

    APA today reaffirmed its support behind the ethics guideline commonly known as “The Goldwater Rule,” which asserts that member psychiatrists should not give professional opinions about the mental state of someone they have not personally evaluated.

    Autism, Anxiety and Sensory Challenges

    • Anxiety, Autism, Patients and Families

    Anxiety disorders are common in children and adolescents, and sensory reactivity is also common among young children. Both conditions are more common in children with autism than children without autism. Researchers are exploring the connections and relationships between these conditions.

    NIDA Sessions to Examine Treating Substance Use During Pandemic

    In addition to a lecture from NIDA Director Nora Volkow, M.D., on the social determinants of substance use disorders (SUDs), the NIDA research track will feature sessions on the potential of psychedelics for treating SUDs and the connections between SUDs and sleep disorders.

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