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    Effective Psychotherapists Must Focus on Trustworthiness, Says New Book

    • Patients and Families

    While there is broad agreement—among therapists, students, and patients alike—that trust is important in psychotherapy, author Jon Allen, Ph.D., argues in a new book, “Trust in Psychotherapy,” that it deserves a closer look, and we should shift the focus.

    Explore Sessions on Technology at the 2025 Annual Meeting

    Technology has opened a new frontier in mental health care. How can we harness emerging treatments involving technology in the future, so that we keep our discipline on the cutting edge? The track will discuss digital health tools, social media, adolescent development, virtual reality, and other advancements in psychiatry.

    Study Finds Sharp Increase in the Number of Adults with Autism Receiving Disability Benefits

    The number of adults with autism receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits has risen steadily in recent years, according to a recent new study published in Psychiatric Services. The study found that between 2005 and 2015, the number of adults with autism receiving SSI increased by nearly three-fold, significantly greater than the increase in SSI recipients with intellectual disability and other mental disorders.

    America’s Frontline Physicians Oppose New Federal Guidance on Medicaid

    Representing more than a half-million of America's frontline physicians and medical students, leaders from six major medical organizations—the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the American College of Physicians, the American Osteopathic Association and the American Psychiatric Association—issued the following joint statement opposing new guidance issued by the U.S. Centers for Medicaid and Medicaid

    Black History Month: Resistance, Accountability, and Progress

    • Diverse populations, Patients and Families, Public awareness

    As we begin Black History Month, we are both encouraged to celebrate and challenged to understand the essential role that Black Americans play in U.S. History. While this time is devoted to recognizing the experiences and successes of Black Americans, it is also a chance for government to take accountability for the role that it has played in the historical disenfranchisement of Black Americans. These commemorative practices play a role in the collective healing of marginalized communities. Furt

    September Issues of APA Journals Cover Depression Risk Factors and Treatments, Noninvasive Brain Stimulation Treatments and the Evidence for School-Based Services

    The latest issues of two American Psychiatric Association journals, The American Journal of Psychiatry and Psychiatric Services, are now available online. The September issue of The American Journal of Psychiatry brings together research on depression, both therapeutic insights and contributing risk factors, and an overview and look at the promise of noninvasive brain stimulation.

    APA Apologizes for Its Support of Racism in Psychiatry

    The American Psychiatric Association today apologized to Black, Indigenous and People of Color for its support of structural racism in psychiatry. Written and issued by the organization’s Board of Trustees, the apology acknowledges past practices and events in psychiatry that contributed to racial inequality, and expresses the organization’s commitment to developing anti-racist policies that promote equity in mental health for all. The apology is available to the public on APA’s website with an

    Get Ready: The Meeting is Just a Few Days Away

    For 350+ days, the team at APA has worked hard to create a dynamic 2025 APA Annual Meeting that anyone in psychiatry can use to jumpstart a career, connect with colleagues, and find insights to help people in their care.

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