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General Members
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Early Career Psychiatrists
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Resident-Fellow Members
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The Opioid Crisis: Impact, Challenges, and Paths to Recovery
Opioids are a class of drugs that include prescription painkillers like oxycodone and hydrocodone, illegal drugs like heroin, and synthetic opioids such as fentanyl. These substances bind to opioid receptors in the brain, producing pain relief and euphoria. Prolonged use can lead to tolerance, dependence, and addiction, characteristic of opioid use disorder (OUD). Fentanyl, due to its potency, has played a particularly lethal role in the opioid crisis.
Rural and Remote Practice Settings
Learn about rural and remote practice settings for telepsychiatry in APA@s Telepsychiatry Toolkit.
Systems of Care
Learn about systems of care incorporating child and adolescent telepsychiatry in APA@s Telepsychiatry Toolkit.
Project ECHO®
Learn about Project ECHO: A National Telehealth Model for Rural Care in APA@s Telepsychiatry Toolkit.
Conexiones entre el cambio climático y la salud mental
El cambio climático puede provocar la pérdida de empleos, obligar a las personas a mudarse, y perjudicar la cohesión social y los recursos comunitarios, todo lo cual tiene consecuencias para la salud mental. Además, el miedo al fenómeno del cambio climático y las consecuencias conexas para nuestra seguridad nacional y bienestar individual pueden causar una angustia significativa.
About APA's Annual Meeting
Join your colleagues from across the U.S. and over 50 other countries for the psychiatry event of the year.
Gambling Disorder Screening Day: What You Should Know
Over the past couple of years, there has been a tremendous increase in the availability and easy access to gambling, especially sports betting, across the country. It would have been hard to miss the recent barrage of advertising around sports betting. Online and mobile phone access also increases the potential for individuals to develop problems with gambling.
August Issues of American Psychiatric Association Journals Cover Use of Neuroimaging; Addressing Service Inequities in Underserved Groups
The August issues of two of the American Psychiatric Association journals, The American Journal of Psychiatry and Psychiatric Services, are available online. The American Journal of Psychiatry is the most widely read psychiatric journal in the world. The August issue offers a collection of articles on the use of neuroimaging and machine learning, highlighting both the potential to advance understanding and practice in psychiatry and limitations. Among the research featured in the August issue
Future of Psychiatry Work Group Recommendations
At the March 2023 meeting of the American Psychiatric Association Board of Trustees, the Future of Psychiatry Workgroup Recommendations were approved for implementation by the APA Administration.