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Explore Sessions for Resident, Fellows, and Medical Students at the 2024 Annual Meeting
Check out some featured sessions for Resident, Fellows, and Medical Students at this year's Annual Meeting.
APA’s 2024 Annual Meeting Made News: Don’t Miss Out on ’25!
Press covered over 500 sessions and interviewed experts on new research in psychedelics, substance use disorders, drugs/medications, and mood disorders.
New Research Affirms Effectiveness of AA and Other 12-Step Programs in Treating Alcohol Use Disorder
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) has been helping people recover from alcohol use disorder for more than 80 years. There has been very little rigorous research to date, but a new review study finds AA is effective in helping treat alcohol use disorder and reduces health care costs.
Explore Sessions on Clinical Updates at the 2023 APA Annual Meeting
Check out some featured sessions in the Clinical Updates track at this year's Annual Meeting.
Bandersnatch: You Can Choose Your Ending, but Proceed with Caution
When I was a kid, I used to love the “Choose Your Own Adventure” books. It always seemed like endless enjoyment going back and forth between the alternate endings and seeing what changed for the character as a result. Enter Netflix’s newest episode of “Black Mirror: Bandersnatch.” This show is a first-of-its kind TV episode that lets you choose the plot and what the main character, Stefan Butler (played by Fionn Whitehead), should do next—from what breakfast cereal he eats, to what music he shou
Rumination: A Cycle of Negative Thinking
Rumination involves repetitive thinking or dwelling on negative feelings and distress and their causes and consequences. The repetitive, negative aspect of rumination can contribute to the development of depression or anxiety and can worsen existing conditions.
As Holiday Season Begins, America’s Stress Rises, But Less About COVID-19
A new poll from the American Psychiatric Association (APA) released today shows that while nearly a third of Americans report that they anticipate being more stressed out this holiday season than last year, they are less worried about spreading or contracting COVID at a festive gathering. They report being most worried about affording holiday gifts.
Know the Basics: Applying Telepsychiatry for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
People with intellectual (ID) and developmental disabilities (DD) and suffering from co-morbid psychiatric or behavioral disorders need specialized behavioral and psychiatric evaluation and intervention.
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)Extend Telemedicine Flexibilities Through 2024
On November 15, 2024, the DEA in concert with HHS issued a third temporary extension of COVID-19 telehealth flexibilities for the prescribing of controlled medications.
Discrimination and Racial Injustice: Are We Moving Forward, Backwards, or Marching in Place?
Are we moving forward, backwards, or marching in place? Within a two-week time span, the United States of America celebrated the birth of the great civil rights leader, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the start of Black History Month recognizing the achievements and contributions of Black individuals to the growth of our society. Ironic enough, our country witnessed the brutal beating and murder of an unarmed Black male during that same time frame by officers who pledged to serve and p
Attend Fellow Poster Sessions
Fellows will have posters presented each day of the conference from Noon to 4:00 PM CDT in Room Hall G. The program for the poster sessions will be announced two weeks before the Annual Meeting. Below is a list of posters by their primary topic:
Challenge Your Knowledge in the MindGames Masters Game at the APA Annual Meeting
MindGames Masters: Subspecialty Review is a three-part educational experience for psychiatrists to assess their knowledge and learn more about five subspecialties in an engaging, fun, and competitive format!