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Physicians Applaud Passage of Lorna Breen Act to Prioritize Mental Health
On behalf of the nearly 600,000 physicians and medical students that our organizations represent, we commend the passage of the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act (H.R. 1667), which will address the mental health needs of our nation’s doctors by investing in programs to protect their mental health and end the stigma medical professionals often face when seeking necessary treatment and support.
Explore Sessions on Lifestyle Psychiatry at the 2025 Annual Meeting
The 2025 Annual Meeting will feature a Lifestyle Psychiatry track dedicated to exploring the role of lifestyle factors in mental health, covering the integration of diet, exercise, and stress management into psychiatric practice.
Más estadounidenses se proponen mejorar su salud mental en 2025
De cara a 2025, el 33% de los estadounidenses ha hecho un propósito de salud mental para el año nuevo. Esta cifra representa un aumento del 5% que el año pasado, y es el resultado más alto que ha obtenido la Asociación Psiquiátrica Americana (APA) desde que empezó a encuestar sobre esta cuestión en 2021. En general, los más jóvenes son más propensos a hacer un propósito de salud mental, con el 48% de los jóvenes de 18 a 34 años afirma hacerlo, frente al 13% de los mayores de 65 años.
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.
American Adults Express Increasing Anxiousness in Annual Poll; Stress and Sleep are Key Factors Impacting Mental Health
The 2024 results of the American Psychiatric Association’s annual mental health poll show that U.S. adults are feeling increasingly anxious. In 2024, 43% of adults say they feel more anxious than they did the previous year, up from 37% in 2023 and 32% in 2022. Adults are particularly anxious about current events (70%) — especially the economy (77%), the 2024 U.S. election (73%), and gun violence (69%).
Americans Express Worry Over Personal Safety in Annual Anxiety and Mental Health Poll
The results of an annual poll conducted by the American Psychiatric Association show that 70% of U.S. adults say they feel anxious or extremely anxious about keeping themselves or their families safe. While the number is lower than what was reported during the early onset of the pandemic in 2020, it is 6% higher than in the past two years.
New for 2024! Participate in MindGames Masters
MindGames Masters is a three-part educational experience that allows psychiatrists to show off their knowledge and learn more about five subspecialties in an engaging, fun, and competitive atmosphere.
Yoga as a Mental Health Treatment
In a recent review in the journal Focus, Maren Nyer, Ph.D., and colleagues highlight the mounting evidence that yoga is helpful for a variety of mental health conditions and support integrating yoga into conventional mental health treatment.
Lifestyle Psychiatry
We are often reminded that exercise, good nutrition and enough sleep are good for your physical and mental health. Those are among the lifestyle aspects that are part of an approach to psychiatry called lifestyle psychiatry. Lifestyle psychiatry focuses on addressing psychiatric disorders through an integrated, holistic approach to health, which includes recommendations for exercise, diet, sleep and mindfulness practice for helping people manage their psychiatric disorders.
December Issues of APA Journals Feature Research on the Amygdala, PTSD, and Discrimination
The latest issues of two American Psychiatric Association journals, The American Journal of Psychiatry, and Psychiatric Services, are now available online.
New Learning Bundle Available for 4 CME Credits on Substance Use and Addiction
The American Psychiatric Association has curated "Voices for Change: Substance Use and Addiction in Minoritized/Marginalized Communities" as a self-paced series available in our learning center.
After Two Years of COVID-19, Americans’ Anxiety Turns to Global Events, Says APA Annual Mental Health Poll
According to the annual Healthy Minds Poll from the American Psychiatric Association, adults’ anxiety about COVID-19 is at its recorded lowest, with 50% indicating they’re anxious about it, down from 65% in 2021 and 75% in 2020. Instead, adults say they are somewhat or extremely anxious about current events happening around the world (73%), keeping themselves or their families safe (64%), or their health generally (60%).