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FDA Approves First Game-Based Therapy for ADHD
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this month approved a video game-based therapy for treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). This is the first game-based therapy, called a digital therapeutic device, approved by FDA for any type of condition.
What is ADHD?
Learn about ADHD including symptoms, risk factors, treatment options and answers to your questions.
What are Eating Disorders?
Learn about eating disorders, including symptoms, risk factors, treatment options and answers to common questions.
Standardizing Outcomes with APA’s PsychPRO Data Registry
For psychiatrists, quality improvement in a field without objective concrete data can be a challenge. PsychPRO, APA’s national mental health registry was launched seven years ago to bridge the gap between quantifying standardized outcomes and measuring improvement in quality of care.
Hispanics
Learn more about treating Hispanic patients experiencing stress and trauma related to changing political and social environments.
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.
Cataract Surgery and Hearing Aids May Help Reduce the Risk of Dementia in Older Adults
Dementia affects an estimated 50 million people worldwide and about 4 million in the U.S., about 9% of adults 65 or older. In the past, several factors have been identified that reduce the risk of dementia, including educational level, high blood pressure, diabetes mellitus, obesity, smoking, sedentary lifestyle, depression, social isolation. Recent research says that in older adults, treatments for hearing and vision problems can also help reduce the risk of dementia.
Online Practice Handbook
Practice Management: the Basics is intended as a practical handbook for psychiatrists beginning a practice.
Gender Dysphoria
Learn about gender dysphoria, including symptoms, risk factors, treatment options and answers to common questions.
Transition to Practice and Early Career Resources
Your early career as a psychiatrist is an exhilarating time as you continue to develop your identity as a physician and explore new opportunities.