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Teens and Digital Technology During the Pandemic
A new report from Common Sense, Tweens, Teens, Tech, and Mental Health: Coming of Age in an Increasingly Digital, Uncertain, and Unequal World, addresses the connections between teens’ use of digital technology and mental health. It acknowledges the critical importance of digital connection for teens, especially during the pandemic, and provides guidance on identifying youth who might be at risk for potential harmful effects of social media use.
Social Anxiety: More Than Just Shy or Self-Conscious
Most people worry about what other people think about them sometimes: “Do I look okay?” “Did what I just say make sense?” But for some people, these thoughts can be intense, troubling and persistent.
Mark Rapaport, M.D., is Named APA President-Elect
The American Psychiatric Association (APA) members have chosen Mark Rapaport, M.D., as the medical society’s next president-elect. Rapaport is the Founding CEO, Emeritus, of the Huntsman Mental Health Institute at the University of Utah, the William H. and Edna D. Stimson Presidential Endowed Chair, and professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah.
APA Urges Congress to Fund Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Provisions Within the Build Back Better Act
As Congress considers a reconciliation package to address funding President Biden’s Build Back Better Act, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) is expressing strong support for several provisions within the Act that are critical for enhancing efforts to improve mental health across the nation at this time of great need. In a letter sent to House and Senate leadership, the APA detailed essential provisions to include within the package
August Issues of American Psychiatric Association Journals Cover Neurodevelopmental and Neurodegenerative Illnesses and Innovations in Psychotherapy Spurred by the Pandemic
The June issues of two of the American Psychiatric Association’s journals, The American Journal of Psychiatry and Psychiatric Services are available online.
APA Publishing Releases Definitive Guide to Women's Reproductive Mental Health
A woman’s mental health is punctuated by specific events during her natural biological cycle, but the importance of these events is often forgotten when clinicians review her psychiatric history. A new textbook from APA Publishing is the first comprehensive text for understanding, diagnosing, and supporting the unique mental health needs of women during their entire reproductive life cycle.
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.
Athletes and Isolation During the Continued COVID-19 Pandemic
In this time of COVID-19, no one wants sports back than the athletes themselves. In a recent study from researchers at the University of Wisconsin, 68% of the 3,243 high school student-athletes surveyed reported symptoms of anxiety and depression, an uptick of about 37% from past, pre-pandemic studies.
American Psychiatric Association Files Amicus Brief in Wit v. United Behavioral Health; Calls for Putting Patient Care Before Insurance Company Profit
The American Psychiatric Association (APA) today filed an amicus brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, in the case Wit v. United Behavioral Health (UBH). Joining the brief were the Southern California Psychiatric Society, Northern California Psychiatric Society, Orange County Psychiatric Society, Central California Psychiatric Society, San Diego Psychiatric Society, American Medical Association and the California Medical Association.
American Psychiatric Association Launches New Maternal Mental Health Effort Aimed at Identifying Clinician Training Gaps
A recent study in Psychiatric Services documented that 51% of pregnant women with a major depressive episode did not receive any mental health treatment. Untreated mental illness is risky for pregnant mothers and their babies, and although the topic is generally under-researched, safe pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments for pregnant women do exist. A new effort from the American Psychiatric Association (APA), led by Diana E. Clarke, Ph.D., managing director of research and senior
Thank You for Joining Us in Los Angeles
Thank you for attending the 2025 APA Annual Meeting. More than 7,000 of your peers, colleagues, and more professionals joined us for the premier event in the mental health care field.
As Americans Emerge from Pandemic, Many Report Adopting Better Habits, While One in Five Are Smoking or Drinking More
As states lifted masking requirements and infection numbers dropped late this winter, the majority of Americans reported their mood was stable since January (64%) and that the pandemic either hadn’t changed their daily habits (49%) or had changed them for the better (26%). However, nearly three in 10 (28%) rated their mental health as merely fair or poor, and almost a fifth reported that they were smoking (17%) or drinking (18%) more.