What Is Depression?
Depression (major depressive disorder) is a common and serious medical illness that negatively affects how you feel, the way you think and how you act. Fortunately, it is also treatable.
Depression
Learn about depression, including symptoms, risk factors, treatment options and answers to your questions.
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Cannabis
Learn about various aspects of treating cannabis use disorders, including clinical, training, and policy considerations. As new topics emerge, more resources and information will be added to this page. The resources covers topics from the APA Work Group on Cannabis with the Council on Addiction Psychiatry, training, practice/clinical, and legal issues from leading psychiatrists.
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.
Interoperability and Information Blocking
When Congress passed the 21st Century Cures Act in 2016, it included in it Section 4004, which specifies certain practices that could constitute information blocking. In May 2020, the ONC released its Final Rule for 21st Century Cures. An overview of the Rule, its complete text, and various Fact Sheets can be accessed here.
Model Parity Legislation
APA has created parity-implementation legislation for all 50 states and the District of Columbia designed to require transparency and accountability from insurers and state regulators.
Medical Treatment and Surgical Interventions
Learn more about Medical Treatment and Surgical Interventions at psychiatry.org
2017 DSM-5 Diagnoses and New ICD-10-CM Codes
Updates to the DSM-5 and ICD-10 codes effective as of October 1, 2017.
APA Public Opinion Poll – Annual Meeting 2020
View results of the Public Opinion Poll released in 2020.
Social Determinants of Mental Health Task Force
The 2021-22 APA Presidential Task Force on Social Determinants of Mental Health was established by the APA Board of Trustees in May 2021 to develop sustainable policies and programs to bring about change in the psychiatric health care of affected populations.