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Attend Cured: The Past, Present, and Future of LGBTQ Rights and the APA
We are excited to bring everyone’s attention to Cured. This documentary chronicles the fight to get homosexuality taken out of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual as a mental illness.
Women’s History Month: Spotlighting the Women Leaders of APA
March is Women’s History Month and we’re highlighting several women currently leading the organization: APA President Vivian Pender, M.D., President-Elect Rebecca W. Brendel, M.D., J.D., and Assembly Speaker Mary Jo Fitz-Gerald, M.D., M.B.A.
Right Place, Right Time: Get the APA Meetings App
To do all the things you want to do at the conference, you have to have a good plan. That’s where the APA Meetings app comes in, it's the best way to plan for all the ins and outs of the conference.
Joseph C. Napoli, M.D., Assumes Post as APA Assembly Speaker
t the close of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) Virtual Highlights Meeting, Joseph C. Napoli, M.D., assumed the role of Speaker of the APA Assembly of District Branches.
Philadelphia Inquirer: Shatter the myths about suicide and kids of color
APA CEO and Medical Director, Saul Levin, M.D., M.P.A and APA Department of Diversity and Health Equity Chief, Regina James, M.D. penned an op-ed in the Philadelphia Inquirer, "Shatter the myths about suicide and kids of color."
Mental Health Pathfinders: Dr. King Davis on Preserving the History of Central State Hospital
In this episode of Mental Health Pathfinders, Erin Connors speaks with Dr. King Davis about the historical significance of Central State Hospital, the first institution in the U.S. dedicated to the care of black patients.
Bring Your Comfy Shoes, There’s a lot to Do in Los Angeles
Forty years is a loooong time. That’s why APA is so excited to bring the in-person 2025 APA Annual Meeting to Los Angeles on May 17-21, 2025.
Climate Change-Driven Mental Health Inequities
In the inaugural episode, our expert panelists touch on the difference between resilience and resistance, learning from ancestral indigenous knowledge and observation, tolerating uncertainty and eco-anxiety as clinicians, consumerism, centering equity into the climate crisis and more. Join us as we gain important insight from Dr. Robin Cooper, Dr. Carissa Caban-Aleman, Dr. Joe Neidhardt, and Dr. Jessica Isom.
Women Psychiatrists Caucus Chats: A Conversation with Dr. Nada Stotland
In this episode, Dr. Gupta is joined by Dr. Nada Logan Stotland. Dr. Stotland obtained her undergraduate, medical, and residency education at the University of Chicago, her psychoanalytic training at the Chicago Institute for Psychoanalysis, and her MPH at the University of Illinois.
Enter the 2023 APA Annual Meeting Post of the Day Contest
Make sure to share your APA Annual Meeting experience on social media with #APAAM23, you will be automatically entered to be our Post of the Day. Each day one person will be randomly chosen to be the "Post Of The Day" winner and receive a $25 Starbucks gift card!
Mental Health Effects of the War in Palestine and Israel
The war in Palestine and Israel has destroyed and imperiled the lives and the mental and physical health of Palestinians, Israelis, and others in the region. We express deep compassion for all those who are suffering as well as alarm for the future psychological and behavioral consequences that will affect the people caught in this conflict. The magnitude of death, destruction, and violence threatens to destabilize the region and has sent shock waves around the world, affecting many of us in our
Adrian Preda, M.D., Named Editor in Chief of Psychiatric News
Adrian Preda, M.D., a professor of clinical psychiatry and human behavior at the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine, has been named editor in chief of the official news service of the American Psychiatric Association (APA), Psychiatric News.