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    Working with Women Patients

    Learn more working with Women patients, including demographics, significant history, best practices and disparities.

    Committee on Integrated Care

    The Committee on Integrated Care is charged with advising and supporting APA on policy development and educational efforts to improve access to psychiatric care through improved care coordination and effective integrated care models.

    Therapy Dogs: Easing Children’s Fears in the ER

    • Children and Youth, Patients and Families

    A visit to the emergency room is often fraught with pain, fear and anxiety, and it can be especially difficult for children. New research finds that having a therapy dog in the emergency department can help ease the anxiety and distress for children.

    Clinical Practice Guidelines

    APA practice guidelines provide evidence-based recommendations for the assessment and treatment of psychiatric disorders.

    Federal Advocacy Conference

    APA's Federal Advocacy Conference is a unique opportunity for psychiatrists to lobby members of Congress in our nation’s capital on the issues that affect mental health care.

    How Do We Cope with Loneliness?

    • Healthy living for mental well-being, Patients and Families

    With about 33% 0f people saying they report feeling lonely once a week or more, a new APA Healthy Minds survey looks at how people are coping. According to the poll, men and women and older and younger adults are using different strategies to deal with these feelings. Overall, younger adults are more likely to feel lonely than older adults. For example, 43% of young adults aged 18 to 34 feel lonely at least once a week compared to only 17% of adults 65 and older

    The Power of Pets for Your Well-being

    • ADHD, Anxiety, Autism, Depression

    Most pet owners are well aware that pets make our lives better, but they can also help improve our health. Research continues to identify many ways pets help improve our health, including helping maintain mental health and well-being. More than two-thirds of us, about 68% of U.S. households, have a pet.

    Teens and Digital Technology During the Pandemic

    • Anxiety, Depression, Patients and Families

    A new report from Common Sense, Tweens, Teens, Tech, and Mental Health: Coming of Age in an Increasingly Digital, Uncertain, and Unequal World, addresses the connections between teens’ use of digital technology and mental health. It acknowledges the critical importance of digital connection for teens, especially during the pandemic, and provides guidance on identifying youth who might be at risk for potential harmful effects of social media use.

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