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.
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Health Care Delivery Models
APA supports the implementation of a variety of innovative and evidence-based delivery models.
Public Health
APA works to inform policymaking to curb preventable hospitalizations, incarcerations, and suicides. Federal policymaking in many different areas can have a powerful impact on public health and the lives of those with mental illness and substance use disorders.
Physician Reimbursement & Quality Improvement
APA strongly supports federal efforts to provide appropriate compensation for psychiatrists, which ensures their ability to provide high-quality care and specialized services for their communities and patients.
Opioid Epidemic
The opioid crisis in America has destroyed families and communities alike; the time for intensive action is long overdue.
Online Practice Handbook
Practice Management: the Basics is intended as a practical handbook for psychiatrists beginning a practice.
Ask An App Advisor
Members of the our Expert Panel hold a monthly mini-webinar (~15 minutes) followed by a Q@A. The goal of these webinars is to explain how our App Evaluation Model can work in real time, and to address questions from both the provider and patient perspectives about the Model
Patient Safety Webinar
Join APA@s Council on Advocacy and Government Relations on Jan. 26 for a live webinar advocacy strategies for forming relationships with legislators in the 2021 legislative session and examine the issues and questions legislators will likely look to psychiatrists to address through these advocacy meetings.
Patient Safety Webinar Thank You
The APAPAC Board invites our APAPAC contributors, to meet virtually for an update on the 117th Congress and a discussion on the PAC Board@s process for determining PAC support for members of Congress and candidates in congressional races.
Governance Meetings
View information for APA members including meeting schedules, materials, and archives.
African Americans
Rates of mental illnesses in African Americans are similar with those of the general population. However, disparities exist in regard to mental health care services. The resources below assist mental health providers serving African Americans as well as individuals interested the community.