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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Assembly District Branch Best Practice Award
The Assembly District Branch Best Practice Award recognizes a District Branch for exemplary standard practices and/or innovative programs.
Assembly Profile of Courage Award
Assembly Profile of Courage award recognizes an APA member who has, at risk to her/his professional and personal status, taken an ethical stand against intimidating pressure for the good of patient care and in keeping with APA Principles of Ethics.
Carol Davis Ethics Award
The Carol Davis Ethics Award promotes the educational role of the ethics process and is presented to an APA member who has authored an outstanding publication on ethics.
John Fryer Award
The John Fryer Award honors an individual whose work has contributed to the improvement of mental health of sexual minority communities.
Solomon Carter Fuller Award
The Solomon Carter Fuller Award honors a black citizen who has pioneered in an area that has significantly improved the quality of life for black people.
Manfred S. Guttmacher Award
The Manfred S. Guttmacher Award recognizes an outstanding contribution to the literature of forensic psychiatry in the form of a book, monograph, paper, or other work published/presented at a professional meeting.
Hartford-Jeste Award for Future Leaders in Geriatric Psychiatry
The Hartford-Jeste Award for Future Leaders in Geriatric Psychiatry recognizes an early-career geriatric psychiatrist who has made noteworthy contributions to geriatric psychiatry through excellence in research, teaching, clinical practice, and community service.
Blanche F. Ittleson Award
The Blanche F. Ittleson Award recognizes outstanding and published research in child and adolescent psychiatry that has resulted in, or promises to lead to, a significant advance in promoting the mental health of children.
William W. “Bill” Richards Rural Psychiatry Award
The William W. Richards Rural Psychiatry Award recognizes individuals who have made exemplary contributions to the treatment of patients and the practice of psychiatry in rural geographic areas.
Ronald A. Shellow Award
The Ronald A. Shellow Award recognizes departing members of the Assembly who have served the Assembly far beyond the general standards of service shown by most members of the Assembly.
Kun-Po Soo Award
The Kun-Po Soo Award recognizes an individual who has made significant contributions toward understanding the impact and importance of Asian cultural heritage in areas relevant to psychiatry.