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    What Is Depression?

    Depression (major depressive disorder) is a common and serious medical illness that negatively affects how you feel, the way you think and how you act. Fortunately, it is also treatable.

    Depression

    Learn about depression, including symptoms, risk factors, treatment options and answers to your questions.

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    Mental Health Awareness Month

    • Anxiety

    Today, nearly one in five U.S. adults live with a mental illness. May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness of those living with mental illness or a substance use disorder and to help reduce the stigma associated with them.

    8 Step Mental Health Checkup

    • Healthy living for mental well-being, Patients and Families, Public awareness

    We often focus more on treating illnesses, both physical and mental, than on staying healthy. But the absence of mental illness does not necessarily mean good mental health.

    New Podcast Features Conversations with Leading Women Psychiatrists

    • APA Leadership, Public awareness, What APA is Doing For You

    The field of psychiatry has greatly benefited from the contributions of women, who have played a crucial role in advancing research and clinical practice. Women psychiatrists have made significant strides in understanding mental illnesses and developing effective treatments. One such pioneer is Helen Mayberg, M.D., whose groundbreaking work on deep brain stimulation for treatment-resistant depression has transformed the field. Nada Stotland, M.D., a former president of the APA, is another remark

    For Gen Z, A Sense of Purpose and Family Connection Contribute to Happiness

    • Children and Youth, Healthy living for mental well-being, Patients and Families

    Much attention over the past few years has been paid to the challenges, struggles and anxieties of Generation Z (12- to 26-year-olds), but a few recent surveys and studies have focused more on what contributes to Gen Z happiness and life satisfaction.

    Building Knowledge and Understanding to Help Prevent Suicide

    • Anxiety, Depression

    Each year more than 45,000 lives are lost to suicide in the U.S. Suicide is the fourth leading cause of death for adults 35 to 54 years old and the second leading cause of death for youth and young adults aged 10 to 34 years. (1) But there is hope. New research is helping us understand who is at greatest risk—and this understanding will help psychiatrists and the mental health field at large save lives.

    New Study: Community College Students Often Face Mental Health Challenges

    • Anxiety, Depression, Patients and Families

    Community college students have higher rates of mental health problems compared to same age peers at 4-year institutions, according to a new national study. It also found that community college students from traditionally marginalized backgrounds were more likely to have mental health problems and less likely to get treatment. The study appears online this week in Psychiatric Services, a journal of the American Psychiatric Association.

    Joint Statement on Federal Concerns About Psychotropic Medication Safety

    The safety and efficacy of traditional antidepressants, antipsychotics, and mood stabilizers (such as lithium and some anticonvulsants) and stimulant medications have been established through decades of rigorous research, randomized clinical trials, peer-reviewed studies, meta-analyses, national registry studies of thousands of people, post-marketing pharmacovigilance monitoring, and FDA oversight.

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