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What is Hoarding Disorder?
Learn about hoarding disorder, including symptoms, risk factors, treatment options and answers to common questions.
How to Recognize Depression and Anxiety in Young Athletes and How to Help
Youth sports can be an incredibly rewarding experience for kids, teaching them valuable life skills such as teamwork, resilience, and hard work. However, youth athletes also can struggle with anxiety and depression. As a parent, knowing the signs of these conditions can help you support your child's well-being. In this blog, we'll explore how to recognize depression and anxiety in young athletes and offer guidance on how to best help your child.
New Research: Adherence to Mediterranean Diet and Reduced Risk of Late-Life Depression
Maintaining a Mediterranean-type diet may protect against symptoms of depression in later life, according to new research presented here at the American Psychiatric Association’s 2019 Annual Meeting.
Muslims
Learn more about treating Muslim patients experiencing stress and trauma related to changing political and social environments.
General Treatment Recommendations and Resources
Learn more about treating historically marginalized populations experiencing stress and trauma related to changing political and social environments.
Choosing Wisely
On April 23, 2015 APA published a revision to the third item on its Choosing Wisely list to better reflect that there are instances in which dementia-associated symptoms (e.g., aggressive behavior due to paranoid delusions) pose an acute threat to the individual and others, and in these instances antipsychotic medications must be used before formal nonpharmacologic measures can be instituted.
Opioid Response Network STR-TA
The State Targeted Response (STR) Technical Assistance (TA) project will launch 32 12-week virtual learning collaboratives on a variety of topics focused on using medication for addiction treatment (MAT) to treat patients with opioid use disorders.
What Are Dissociative Disorders?
Learn about dissociative disorders, including symptoms, risk factors, treatment options and answers to common questions.
FDA Approves Novel Depression Treatment
Last month, esketamine nasal spray became the first treatment for depression with a new mechanism of action approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) since Prozac (fluoxetine hydrochloride) was approved in the late 1980s. Esketamine (sold as Spravato) has the potential to be extremely useful for people who have not responded to other treatments. Used in combination with an oral anti-depressant, it can take effect much faster than many common antidepressant medications. However, it comes