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What is Intellectual Disability?
Learn about intellectual disability, including symptoms, risk factors, treatment options and answers to common questions.
Prolonged Grief Disorder
Grief is a natural response to the loss of a loved one. For most people, the symptoms of grief begin to decrease over time. However, for a small group of people, the feeling of intense grief persists, and the symptoms are severe enough to cause problems and stop them from continuing with their lives. Prolonged grief disorder is characterized by this intense and persistent grief that causes problems and interferes with daily life.
Research & Registry
Research plays a vital role in the understanding the causes of mental illnesses, the development of treatments and preventive strategies, and the promotion mental health.
Resident Leadership Opportunities
Learn about the nationally elected leadership positions for APA resident-fellow members.
Working with Women Patients
Learn more working with Women patients, including demographics, significant history, best practices and disparities.
Women
Learn more about treating women experiencing stress and trauma related to changing political and social environments.
Deep Brain Stimulation Shows Promise for People with Severe Depression
A new study finds potentially long-lasting benefits of deep brain stimulation (DBS) for people who have not responded to other treatments for severe depression. DBS is commonly used to treat Parkinson’s disease and it is also approved to treat epilepsy, essential tremor (a neurological disorder that causes shaking), dystonia (a movement disorder) and obsessive-compulsive disorder. It is being studied to treat other conditions, including treatment-resistant depression.
Hispanics
Learn more about treating Hispanic patients experiencing stress and trauma related to changing political and social environments.
Indigenous People
Learn more about treating Indigenous people experiencing stress and trauma related to changing political and social environments.
What Are Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease?
Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive neurodegenerative condition. It is one of the most common forms of dementia, a group of symptoms that lead to a decline in mental function severe enough to disrupt daily life.
What are Anxiety Disorders?
Anxiety disorders are the most common of mental disorders and affect more than 25 million Americans.