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Creative Arts: Enhancing Mental Health and Well-being
Creative arts are used in supporting mental health care in a variety of ways. Art therapy uses creative means to treat mental illnesses and improve mental health. It can involve various treatments, such as theater therapy, dance movement psychotherapy, music therapy, poetry, pottery drawing, painting and craft therapy. Art therapy uses integrative techniques to captivate the soul, body and mind in ways that verbal expression alone doesn't appear to (Shukla)
America’s Frontline Physicians Call For Immigration Protections For International Medical Graduate Physicians (IMGs) During COVID-19 Pandemic
Learn more about America’s Frontline Physicians Call For Immigration Protections For International Medical Graduate Physicians (IMGs) During COVID-19 Pandemic at psychiatry.org
Expectations, the Placebo Effect and Improving Outcomes for Children and Youth
The phenomenon of high placebo response can be a “formidable challenge in clinical trials but a largely untapped resource in clinical practice,” authors Jeffrey R. Strawn, M.D., and colleagues write in a chapter in a new book from APA Publishing on prescribing mental health medication to youth.
Ramaswamy Viswanathan, M.D., Is Named APA President-Elect
The American Psychiatric Association (APA) members have chosen Ramaswamy Viswanathan, M.D., DrMedSc, DLFAPA, as the medical society’s next president-elect. The results were released today but are not official until the APA Board of Trustees confirms them at its March meeting.
Group Music Therapy: A Promising Approach
Group music therapy, delivered in person or online, may be effective in helping address symptoms of mental health conditions, according to several recent studies. The studies looked at the use of group music therapy in women with depression, older adults with dementia, and college students experiencing stress. One consistent theme in this research is that participants have improved quality of life.
Culture Corner: Culinary Medicine for Positive Mental and Physical Health
Variety may be the spice of life, but a variety of spices might be just what the doctor orders for a long and healthy life. Spices bring dishes to life, defining flavor profiles that impart distinctiveness to cuisines.
Collaborate with Professionals Across the Mental Health Field at the Mental Health Services Conference
The 2024 Mental Health Services Conference is your opportunity to be at the forefront of mental health advancements.
Misophonia: When Certain Sounds Trigger Emotional Distress
Misophonia is a chronic condition that involves people having distressing emotional reactions to specific sound triggers. Misophonia, literally meaning “hatred of sounds,” is also referred to as selective sound sensitivity syndrome.
Vaping of Nicotine: Problem, Controversy, Opportunity
The commercial success of e-cigarettes and the understandable concern about their popularity with youth make a balanced assessment of medical risks challenging. Researchers have increasingly been providing information that helps in that assessment.
The Pandemic and Mental Health
APA Deputy Medical Director and DDHE Chief Dr. Regina James spoke with Howard University's WHUR 96.3 Taking it to the Streets to promote the April 8 Mental Health Equity Fireside Chat.
January Issues of APA Journals Cover Antidepressant Outcomes, Disparities in School-Based Support, Civil Commitment Hearings, and More
The latest issues of three American Psychiatric Association journals, The American Journal of Psychiatry, Psychiatric Services and The American Journal of Psychotherapy are now available online.
July Issues of APA Journals Cover New Research on Pharmacogenomics, ADHD Medication Use, Associations Between Mental Health and Cardiometabolic Complications Later in Life, and More
The latest issues of four American Psychiatric Association journals, The American Journal of Psychiatry, Psychiatric Services, American Journal of Psychotherapy and Psychiatric Research and Clinical Practice are now available online.