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Addiction: Treatment, Recovery, and the Role of Family & Friends
A conversation with Monica Taylor-Desir, M.D., M.P.H., a member of the board of the APA Foundation, and Petros Levounis, M.D., M.A., APA president-elect on what addiction looks like, what treatment looks like, and how family and friends can help a person in recovery.
DSM
Learn about DSM-5-TR, the standard classification of mental disorders used by mental health professionals in the U.S.
CPT Coach
CPT Coach Evaluation"CPT Coach is for those with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) who are participating in Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) with a professional mental healthcare provider."
APA Collaborates with YouTube to Develop Fact-based Mental Health Content; Receives “Accredited Health Educator” Label
Over the better part of a decade, health-related searches on social media platforms have increased exponentially. YouTube has more than 2 billion monthly logged-in users and every day, people watch over a billion hours of video and generate billions of views. To connect Americans with evidence-based information about mental health, the American Psychiatric Association has recently ramped up its efforts on this important platform.
February Issues of APA Journals Feature Research on the Substance and Behavioral Addictions, Eradicating Stigma, and More
The latest issues of three American Psychiatric Association journals, The American Journal of Psychiatry, Psychiatric Services, and Focus are now available online.
Registry
APA's mental health registry for clinical data collection, which will assist APA members in meeting new quality requirements and help improve care.
APA Gives Back to the Ali Forney Center
Every year for the past 15 years, the APA Gives Back program offers the American Psychiatric Association (APA), its members, and Annual Meeting attendees the chance to support a community organization committed to improving the mental health of people in the city where the meeting is held. Today, the APA is proud to present a donation of $26,388 to the Ali Forney Center (AFC).
APA Reasserts Support for Affordable Care Act as Supreme Court Hears California v. Texas
The Supreme Court is hearing arguments today on California v. Texas, litigation challenging the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The suit seeks to have the ACA entirely invalidated now that the so-called individual mandate has been essentially removed.
How to Write Effective Letters of Medical Necessity
While significant progress has been made in recent years, there are still challenges to obtaining insurance coverage for mental health and substance use disorder treatment. Insurance companies may deny claims for a variety of reasons, including that the care is not “medically necessary.”
Helping Residents Cope with a Patient Suicide
This information is intended to provide you with support, to help you learn from the experience of patient suicide, and to grow as a psychiatrist and as a person.