APA Polling Shows Half of Adults Have Cut Back on Social Media Usage in 2025

According to new polling from the American Psychiatric Association (APA), Americans’ relationship with technology is complicated: even as 62% of adults get anxious without access to their phone, two in five are cutting back on phone time overall. Meanwhile, 50% have actively limited their social media usage in 2025.

August Issues of APA Journals Feature New Research on Psychiatric Genetics, Telehealth Prescribing of Controlled Substances, Mental Health Advocacy, and More

The latest issues of three American Psychiatric Association journals (The American Journal of Psychiatry, Psychiatric Services, and Focus) are now available online. The August issue of The American Journal of Psychiatry brings together research on psychiatric genetics and telehealth prescribing of controlled substances

Statement from Leading Physician Groups on USPSTF Changes

The reports of pending dismissal of the members of the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) reflects an alarming erosion in reliance on scientific integrity and evidence-based health expertise in America’s public health infrastructure and will have grave consequences. Our organizations, representing nearly 400,000 physicians and medical students, oppose any attempts to undermine the USPSTF, which has long operated under an independent and evidence-based process that ensures its recommendations are free of political or financial bias.

Virtual Café y Conversación

New data from the American Psychiatric Association (APA) reveals most Latinos (61%) are anxious about climate change, including nearly half (47%) who worry about the impacts of climate change at least once a week. Join us virtually (Zoom) for a discussion on the effects of climate change and natural disasters on our mental health, with special attention to Latino communities.

APA Publishing Authors Win Creative Scholarship Award for Title on Cultural Psychiatry with Children and Adolescents

The Society for the Study of Psychiatry and Culture has recognized American Psychiatric Association (APA) Publishing contributors Ranna Parekh, M.D., M.P.H., Cheryl S. Al-Mateen, M.D., Maria Jose Lisotto, M.D., and R. Dakota Carter, M.D., Ed.D. with the 2025 Creative Scholarship Award. The group is honored for their work as co-editors on the title “Cultural Psychiatry with Children, Adolescents, and Families” (2021).

La Asociación Psiquiátrica Americana y la Asociación Nacional Latina de Salud Conductual anuncian una colaboración estratégica para promover la salud y el bienestar de los Latinos

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La Asociación Psiquiátrica Americana (APA) y la Asociación Nacional Latina de Salud Conductual (NLBHA, por sus siglas en inglés) se enorgullecen en anunciar una nueva colaboración dirigida para promover la equidad en salud mental y mejorar los resultados de salud conductual para las comunidades Latinas en todo Estados Unidos.

American Psychiatric Association and National Latino Behavioral Health Association Announce Strategic Collaboration to Advance Latino Health

Today the American Psychiatric Association (APA) and the National Latino Behavioral Health Association (NLBHA) are proud to announce a new collaboration aimed at advancing mental health equity and improving behavioral health outcomes for Latino communities across the United States.

American Psychiatric Association to Host Full-Day Virtual Event on Burnout, Offers Other Resources

Recent data show that two out of five psychiatrists and nearly half (46%) of the total healthcare workforce are affected by burnout. Burnout is generally defined as a psychological syndrome and occupational phenomenon from chronic workplace stress that may result in exhaustion, cynicism and detachment from work, and reduced professional efficacy.

APA Journals Show Strong Performance on Latest Scientific Literature “Impact Factor”

The American Psychiatric Association (APA)’s journals were well-positioned in the latest edition of the Journal Citation Reports® (Clarivate Analytics © 2025), in which journals are assigned “Impact Factors.” Impact Factor is a bibliometric calculation that describes the level of influence a journal’s published output has on the scientific literature by measuring how many times the work it publishes is subsequently cited by others.

July Issues of APA Journals Feature New Research on High-Potency Cannabis Use, Teen Suicide Trends, Problematic Internet Use, and More

The latest issues of four American Psychiatric Association journals (The American Journal of Psychiatry, Psychiatric Services, American Journal of Psychotherapy, and Psychiatric Research and Clinical Practice) are now available online.

APA Statement on Passage of the Senate Version of H.R. 1

The America Psychiatric Association (APA) is very disappointed by the U.S. Senate’s passage of H.R. 1, which would significantly cut Medicaid funding. If the House passes this bill, knowing that Medicaid is the largest payer of mental health and substance use disorder services, it will have irreversible repercussions for patients and their families.

MEDIA ADVISORY: APA to Honor Mental Health Advocate Bebe Moore Campbell with Summer Events, Fifth Annual 5K

July is Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. At APA, the celebration continues throughout the summer. Former professional football player and mental health therapist Jay Barnett, D.H.A., will serve as Grand Marshal of the MOORE Equity in Mental Health Initiative and join APA at MOORE events. APA CEO and Medical Director Marketa Wills, M.D., M.B.A., APA President Theresa Miskimen Rivera, M.D., and APA Chief, Diversity and Health Equity and Deputy Medical Director Regina James, M.D., are also available for interview.