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What Are Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease?
Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive neurodegenerative condition. It is one of the most common forms of dementia, a group of symptoms that lead to a decline in mental function severe enough to disrupt daily life.
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.
Exploring the Impact of Weathering on Maternal Mental Health: Can Stress be Inherited?
Join us on Aug. 28 at noon to discuss the weathering phenomenon, used to interpret the differentials in the health outcomes of African Americans and Whites over time, and explore strategies to address it.
Structural Racism Task Force
The APA Presidential Task Force to Address Structural Racism Throughout Psychiatry was formed by APA President Dr. Jeffrey Geller in June 2020.
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Learn about Seasonal Affective Disorder including symptoms, diagnosis and treatment.
Digital Mental Health
While there are numerous definitions of mHealth, here we focus on asynchronous mobile technologies, including smartphone apps, text messaging, email, and online forums. The goals of mHealth are to improve health outcomes through convenient, patient-driven access to mental health support and self-management tools.
What is the DSM?
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)* describes recognized mental disorders. It specifies symptoms and other criteria for clinicians to evaluate in order to decide on a diagnosis and organizes these diagnoses together into a classification system.
Muslims
Learn more about treating Muslim patients experiencing stress and trauma related to changing political and social environments.