Clinical and Therapeutic Treatment Modalities

Learn about clinical and therapeutic treatment modalities via telepsychiatry in APA@s Telepsychiatry Toolkit.

Addressing the Public Mental Health Challenge of Climate Change

• Patients and Families, Public awareness, Trauma

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.

Chief's Corner – Dr. Regina James

Welcome to Women's History Month. This month, we are highlighting yet another phenomenal woman and mental health equity champion, Dr. Mary Hasbah Roessel.

HIPAA & HIT: A Primer

Helping you keep patient information private and secure in the digital era.

Americans Report Mental Health Effects of Climate Change, Worry About Future

According to the latest Healthy Minds Monthly* poll from the American Psychiatric Association (APA), 58% of adults believe climate change is already impacting the health of Americans and nearly half (48%) agree that it’s impacting the mental health of Americans. Half of adults (51%) are anxious about climate change’s impact on future generations.

Myths and Facts Concerning Abortions and Mental Health

• Patients and Families, Public awareness, Women

The APA Council on Women’s Mental Health has put together a series of Myths and Facts everyone needs to know about abortion and mental health.

Media Advisory: APA to Hold Community Roundtable on Faith, Spirituality and Mental Health

The American Psychiatric Association (APA) will kick off the new year with a community roundtable, “It’s a Family Affair: Exploring the Intersection of Mental Health, Spirituality and Faith,” in partnership with Christ Community Church of Philadelphia and the Christian Mental Health Initiative.

Purpose in Life Can Lead to Less Stress, Better Mental Well-being

• Healthy living for mental well-being, Patients and Families

What is purpose in life? It means having a central, organizing life aim, an overall sense of direction in one's life, and a belief that one’s life activities are valuable and important — making a positive mark on the world. Research indicates that having a purpose in life is good for mental health. For example, having greater purpose in life was significantly associated with lower levels of depression and anxiety.

Advocacy Update: October 2024

Learn more about October 2024 Advocacy Update at psychiatry.org

Committee on Integrated Care

The Committee on Integrated Care is charged with advising and supporting APA on policy development and educational efforts to improve access to psychiatric care through improved care coordination and effective integrated care models.

New National Poll Cites Wide Support for Mental Health Programs in Jails and Prisons

Only one in five (20%) Americans believe that those in jails and prisons are getting the mental health care they need, according to a new American Psychiatric Association (APA)  poll. Seventy-five percent, however, say mental health support should be provided for incarcerated people in the United States.  

June Issues of American Psychiatric Association Journals Cover Substance Use Disorders, Opioids, Youth Self-Harm and Suicide and More

The latest issues of two of the American Psychiatric Association’s journals, The American Journal of Psychiatry, and Psychiatric Services are now available online.