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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Continuing Medical Education
APA is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide CME for physicians.
2025 Meeting Theme
Learn more about the 2025 Annual Meeting's theme: Lifestyle for Positive Mental and Physical Health.
APA Gives Back
In its 16th year, the APA Gives Back program will support this year’s community mental health organization recipient, FEAST.
Health & Safety Considerations
The safety of anyone attending our Annual Meeting and the Los Angeles community is our top priority. To this end, we’re following industry-wide standards, as well as the recommendations of the federal and local governments.
PsychSIGN
The Psychiatry Student Interest Group Network (PsychSIGN) is the national network of medical students interested in psychiatry, from those with a rough interest in the brain and mind to those already in the residency application and match process.
Resident-Fellow Census
The field of psychiatry is growing and evolving, as evident by the changes seen in the psychiatric workforce over time. The APA Resident-Fellow Census creates a yearly demographic picture of psychiatry residents—the future of psychiatry.
Building a Career in Psychiatry
This two-part guide will help medical students, residents, fellows, and early career physicians successfully prepare for career transition points.
Action Paper Central
An action paper is the product of an idea. Assembly members, representing and informed by their constituency, the members of their district branch, actively formulate these ideas into actionable tasks that the Assembly can review, debate, and vote on.
Clinical and Therapeutic Treatment Modalities
Learn about clinical and therapeutic treatment modalities via telepsychiatry in APA@s Telepsychiatry Toolkit.