What Is Depression?
Depression (major depressive disorder) is a common and serious medical illness that negatively affects how you feel, the way you think and how you act. Fortunately, it is also treatable.
Depression
Learn about depression, including symptoms, risk factors, treatment options and answers to your questions.
995 Results
Meeting Submission and Guidelines
Review the submission guidelines for the following presentation formats apply to both the Annual Meeting and IPS: The Mental Health Services Conference.
Council on Advocacy and Government Relations
The Council on Advocacy and Government Relations advocates at the state and federal levels on all issues of importance to APA and the field of psychiatry.
Collaborative / Integrated Care
Improving access to mental health services and the overall health of patients.
Council on Healthcare Systems and Financing
The Council on Healthcare Systems and Financing works to foster parity and nondiscriminatory mental health coverage.
Library and Archive
The Melvin Sabshin, M.D. Library and Archives, run by the APA Foundation, includes around 1,700 rare books, 200 artifacts, and 550 photographs and oral histories documenting the history of psychiatry and the APA.
Council on Minority Mental Health and Health Disparities
The Council on Minority Mental Health and Health Disparities represents and advocates for both minority and underserved populations and psychiatrists from those groups.
Council on Quality Care
The Council on Research carries out activities to ensure that the substance and significance of research on mental health remain integral parts of APA mission and the national health agenda.
Council on Research
The Council on Research carries out activities to ensure that the substance and significance of research on mental health remain integral parts of APA mission and the national health agenda.
Practice Management
View resources for Resident-Fellow Members related to the business of medicine, systems-based practice, professionalism, communication skills, clinical documentation and risk management.