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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2025 Annual Meeting
APA’s 2025 Annual Meeting is the best place to connect with colleagues, get the the latest in effective clinical practice and research advancements, and earn AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.
APA Public Opinion Polls
APA monthly and annual public opinion polls on anxiety, mood, workplace mental health, children's mental health, climate change, and more.
APA Insider Sessions
This new forum aims to foster transparency and clarity for members about APA’s organizational direction as we respond to the rapid changes in practice and society impacting our patients and profession.
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.