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Personal Perspectives on Major Depressive Disorder, Part 2
These podcasts include the real-life experiences of people with mental illness and family members. Some of the content includes discussions of topics such as suicide attempts and may be triggering.
The Psychological Hurdle of Sports Retirement
For that athlete who viewed the 2020 Olympics as the pinnacle of their career, or for that senior in college who was excited to share their last championship with their teammates, the pandemic has brought about an anti-climactic and disappointing end to their season and a forced break from training, and, for some, forced premature retirement. Sports retirement is often a major life transition for an athlete and can therefore be a major psychological challenge.
Nourishing Minds: The Role of Culturally Attuned Nutrition, Food Security, and Social Determinants in Mental Health
Participants will understand comprehensively how nutrition influences mental health, particularly in diverse cultural contexts.
PCSS-MOUD Webinars
View APA's Providers Clinical Support System – Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (PCSS-MOUD) webinar series.
Culture Corner: The Impact of Film and Poetry on Mental Health with Fiona Fonseca, M.D., M.S.
Dr. Fiona Fonseca is a consultation-liaison psychiatry fellow at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. Their current fellowship focuses on transgender medicine and reproductive psychiatry. They have a special interest in cultural psychiatry, psychotherapy, medical ethics, physician well-being, and advocacy.
Statement from Leading Mental Health and Substance Use Organizations on Drastic HHS Staffing Reductions
Today, 12 leading national mental health and substance use organizations released a statement following the announcement of drastic staffing cuts at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Ramaswamy Viswanathan, M.D., Is Named APA President-Elect
The American Psychiatric Association (APA) members have chosen Ramaswamy Viswanathan, M.D., DrMedSc, DLFAPA, as the medical society’s next president-elect. The results were released today but are not official until the APA Board of Trustees confirms them at its March meeting.
February Issues of APA Journals Cover Treating Opioid and Cannabis Use Disorders, Trends in Telepsychiatry, Reproductive Psychiatry and More
The latest issues of three American Psychiatric Association journals, The American Journal of Psychiatry, Psychiatric Services and Focus are now available online.
Personal Perspectives on Early Psychosis, Part 2
This episode is the second of a two-part discussion about early psychosis led by Dr. Ken Duckworth.
Vasilis K. Pozios, M.D., Assumes Post as APA Assembly Speaker
At the close of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) 2023 Annual Meeting, Vasilis K. Pozios, M.D., assumed the role of Speaker of the APA Assembly of District Branches.
New Poll: While Support for School Mental Health Training is Common, Nearly Half of Americans Don’t Believe Most School Staff Have Received It
As children begin to return to school this month, a new poll from the American Psychiatric Association (APA) shows that 84% of Americans believe school staff play a crucial role in identifying signs of mental health issues in students, but less than half (45%) of Americans believe most school staff have been trained in identifying these concerns.
Muslims
Learn more about treating Muslim patients experiencing stress and trauma related to changing political and social environments.