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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David A. Mrazek Award for Psychiatric Pharmacogenomics
The David Mrazek Award recognizes an outstanding clinician in the new psychiatric subspecialty of pharmacogenomics.
Health Services Research Awards
The Health Services Research Award honors an early career psychiatrist and a senior APA member for outstanding contributions to the field of psychiatric health services research.
William Sorum Assembly Resident-Fellow Member Awards
The William Sorum Assembly Resident-Fellow Member Award honors a Resident-Fellow Member or a district branch in each Area for notable progress in RFM involvement in APA.
Award for Research in Psychiatry
The Award for Research in Psychiatry recognizes a single distinguished contribution, a body of work, or a lifetime contribution that has had a major impact on the field and/or altered the practice of psychiatry.
Nasrallah Family Award for Advances in Psychiatric Neuroscience
This award, established in 2020 and endowed by the Nasrallah family, recognizes distinguished contributions to Psychiatric Neuroscience that have had a major impact on the field and/or altered the practice of psychiatry.
Jacob Javits Award for Public Service
The Jacob Javits Award for Public Service recognizes a public servant for contributions to the field of mental health.
O’Leary Award for Innovation in Psychiatry
The O'Leary Award for Innovation in Psychiatry provides seed money to launch innovative ideas in the field of mental and behavioral health.
State Advocacy Conference
APA's State Advocacy Conference is a unique opportunity for psychiatrists to lobby members of Congress in your respective capitol on the issues that affect mental health care.
Changes to ICD-10-CM Codes for DSM-5-TR Diagnoses
View and download important coding updates DSM-5-TR.
Updates to DSM Criteria, Text and ICD-10 Codes
Access resources, find coding updates, learn about reimbursement issues and help with the transition to ICD-10.
Sessions and Speakers
Our three-day event features a variety of sessions on important topics impacting mental health care today.