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Helping Residents Cope with a Patient Suicide
This information is intended to provide you with support, to help you learn from the experience of patient suicide, and to grow as a psychiatrist and as a person.
DSM-5-TR Fact Sheets
Download fact sheets that cover changes in the new edition, updated disorders, and general information about the DSM–5-TR.
Craig Perry, M.D.
Read the candidate bios for the open offices in this year's APA National Election.
Poll: American Workers are Increasingly Comfortable Talking about Mental Health in the Workplace
The COVID-19 pandemic and required isolation and economic consequences have negatively impacted the mental health of many Americans. The pandemic has also changed the way we work, with many people at home or adopting physical distancing requirements and masks. In addition, many Americans are also juggling work and helping their children who are distance learning.
Committee on Telepsychiatry
Learn more about volunteer opportunities with the Committee on Telepsychiatry.
APA Offers Resources to Cope with COVID-19
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19), in addition to its physical health impacts on thousands of Americans, has disrupted the lives of millions more. Many now face uncertainty over their medical condition and that of their families, management of their daily lives, social isolation, financial stressors, and other issues. In the face of this pandemic and the turmoil it has caused, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) offers the following guidance for maintaining mental health and coping with st
Telepsychiatry and the Digital Divide
Learn about the digital divide and how it can impact your telepsychiatry practice in APA@s Telepsychiatry Toolkit.
October Issues of American Psychiatric Association Journals Cover Diabetes and Depression Connection; Schizophrenia Treatment; Mental Health of Community College Students and more
The October 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 October issue presents findings that extend and validate salient results from previous studies relevant to clinical psychiatry. Among the research featured:
Summer Mental Health Poll Reveals a Majority of LGBTQ+ Adults Feel Pressure to Lose Weight or Change Their Body This Summer
This summer, as many LGBTQ+ Americans look to enjoy the warmer weather, plan vacations, leave school and turn on their air conditioners, more than half (55%) report feeling pressure to lose weight or change their body, and nearly half (48%) rate their mental health as fair or poor.