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Washington ABC7: Mental Health 5K
Seven's on your side raising awareness of the mental and health needs of children of color in the district. The American Psychiatric Association hosts its first annual "Moore Equity In Mental Health 5K." Dr. Regina James, Chief of the Division of Diversity and Health Equity joined us to discuss the event.
Mental Health Apps: Cautions for College Students
There are a slew of mobile apps available that are designed to promote mental wellness and target mental health conditions. Apps are available to help monitor or track symptoms, offer relaxation and mindfulness exercises, and deliver a secondary treatment in combination with a primary treatment. A new study in Psychiatric Services takes a critical look at app recommendations by colleges.
What is Gender Dysphoria?
Learn about gender dysphoria, including symptoms, risk factors, treatment options and answers to common questions.
Problem Gambling and Online Access
March is Problem Gambling Awareness Month, and most Americans support increased public awareness and investment in treatment, according to a new survey commissioned by the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG).
Misophonia: When Certain Sounds Trigger Emotional Distress
Misophonia is a chronic condition that involves people having distressing emotional reactions to specific sound triggers. Misophonia, literally meaning “hatred of sounds,” is also referred to as selective sound sensitivity syndrome.
Vaping of Nicotine: Problem, Controversy, Opportunity
The commercial success of e-cigarettes and the understandable concern about their popularity with youth make a balanced assessment of medical risks challenging. Researchers have increasingly been providing information that helps in that assessment.
Complimentary On Demand Package for Virtual-Only Registrants
All virtual-only Annual Meeting registrants will receive access to a complimentary On Demand package of 20 sessions following the Virtual Annual Meeting.
Perinatal Mental Health Toolkit
Resources and facts about mental health for pregnant persons, and both prescribing and non-prescribing practitioners.
Addressing the Public Mental Health Challenge of Climate Change
For most Americans, the face of climate change is extreme weather and natural disasters. More than 40% of Americans live in a county impacted by a major natural disaster in the last year. In the last seven years, natural disasters cost the United States more than a trillion dollars in damage and more than 5,000 lives were lost.
Social Determinants of Mental Health: Physical Environment
The physical environment, including air quality, noise levels, and green spaces, influences mental well-being.
National 988 Crisis Line One Step in Improving Mental Health Crisis Services
The number of people experiencing mental health crises is up—drug overdoses and suicides have overtaken traffic accidents as the two leading causes of death among young Americans ages 25-44. Unfortunately, individuals in crisis often do not receive appropriate and effective response and do not get the care and help they need.