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Mental Health Disparities: Barriers to Care and Resilience Among College Students of Color
Mental health concerns among college students have increased in recent years and students of color are less likely to access care. One factor that can contribute to mental health concerns and harm well-being is experiences of discrimination and racism.
What Are Dissociative Disorders?
Learn about dissociative disorders, including symptoms, risk factors, treatment options and answers to common questions.
What are Anxiety Disorders?
Anxiety disorders are the most common of mental disorders and affect more than 25 million Americans.
Maternal Mental Health: A Brief Look at the Impact of Birth Trauma
For some women, childbirth can be a traumatic event often associated with birth complications or a near miss for maternal mortality 1. A traumatic birth involves a perceived or life-threatening series of events that result in severe injury or death of the infant or mother. This traumatic experience increases the risk of developing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after birth and can lead to challenges with attachment between the birthing parent and their infant
Eating Disorders
Learn about eating disorders, including symptoms, risk factors, treatment options and answers to your questions.
COVID-19 and Telepsychiatry Frequently Asked Questions
COVID-19 and Telepsychiatry Frequently Asked Questions
Special Populations
Learn more about how to use the Collaborative Care Model in the treatment of special patient populations.
Moore Equity in Mental Health Community Fair
An event to provide Washington, D.C.-, Maryland- and Virginia-area community members with mental health information and resources, connect individuals to mental health services and organizations, and foster a day of family fun with games, music, prizes and more!
Who Is Eligible for PsychPRO?
Learn about eligibility for APA@s mental health registry for clinical data collection, which will assist APA members in meeting new quality requirements and help improve care.
Cannabis: Understanding the Risks
At a recent session at the APA Annual Meeting, a panel of psychiatrists addressed many of the common misconceptions around cannabis. With more states legalizing cannabis and changing public perceptions, there is confusion around its safety and uses.
Past Annual and Monthly Polls
APA monthly and annual public opinion polls on anxiety, mood, workplace mental health, children's mental health, climate change, and more.
Pregnancy, Mental and Substance Use Conditions and Treatment: Advice from Mental Health Experts
An estimated one in five childbearing persons in the U.S. experience a mental or substance use disorder before, during, or after pregnancy each year. With support from the CDC Foundation, APA has developed a series of educational materials for addressing perinatal mental health. This toolkit includes four fact sheets for patients: for people planning to become pregnant, for pregnant persons, for postpartum people, and suggestions for preparing for medical appointments.