Mental Health Equity Looking Beyond Series

Continuation of the APA Fireside Chats discussions where strategies and opportunities to improve the mental health of historically marginalized and minoritized communities were examined. The APA Looking Beyond Series will bring an interdisciplinary lens to the discussion, leveraging innovative frameworks to address mental health inequities.

Hoarding Disorder

Learn about hoarding disorder, including symptoms, risk factors, treatment options and answers to common questions.

Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease

Learn about Alzheimer's, including symptoms, risk factors, treatment options and answers to your questions.

As Midterms Approach, 79% of Americans Believe Mental Health Is a Public Health Emergency That Needs More Attention from Lawmakers

According to a new poll from the American Psychiatric Association (APA), four out of five (79%) adults say that the state of mental health in the U.S. is a public health emergency that merits more attention from lawmakers. Nearly three-quarters (71%) of adults say they are more likely to vote for a political candidate who makes an investment in mental health a priority. Eighty percent of those polled also indicated that they think children’s mental health constitutes a public health emergency. T

What Is Depression?

Depression (major depressive disorder) is a common and serious medical illness that negatively affects how you feel, the way you think and how you act. Fortunately, it is also treatable.

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Learn more about Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), including symptoms, risk factors, treatment options, and answers to your questions.

Intellectual Disability

Learn about gambling disorder, including symptoms, risk factors, treatment options and answers to common questions.

Not Only Amount, But Timing of Sleep Can Be Important for Mental Health

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

The amount and quality of sleep we get are important to both physical and mental health. Sleep and circadian rhythm disturbances are associated with the onset and worsening of some mental health disorders – including depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. A new research review highlights the prevalence of these disturbances in people with mental health disorders and suggests that disturbances in sleep and internal body clocks can trigger or exacerbate mental health issues

APA is an organization of psychiatrists working together to ensure humane care and effective treatment for all persons with mental illness, including substance use disorders.

Statement from the American Psychiatric Association on Firearm Violence

The American Psychiatric Association (APA) condemns the senseless loss of lives from firearm violence that has become all too common in this country, most recently in mass shootings in Uvalde, Buffalo, Houston and more than 200 other locations across the country in 2022 so far.

Anxiety Disorders

Learn about anxiety disorders, including symptoms, risk factors, treatment options and answers to your questions.

Top Ten Things Physicians and the Public Should Know about Addiction; Resources Developed by Medical Associations Released Today

Today, four major U.S. medical associations released educational resources highlighting what physicians and the public should know about addiction. The American Psychiatric Association (APA), the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP), the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), and the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM), collaborated on the development of two “Top Ten” lists. These resources, with succinct and powerful facts about addiction, are aimed at helping to rai