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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Psychiatrists
View resources for psychiatrists including education opportunities, practice issues, advocacy efforts, leadership opportunities, meetings and more.
Membership
APA members receive the clinical updates needed to stay informed, the programs and patient care resources needed to deliver optimal care, and access to meetings, virtual events, and networking opportunities that helps to empower career advancement.
Starting a Practice
An online reference guide for any psychiatrist thinking of starting or changing a practice.
Closing a Practice
This valuable guide was written by the APA to assist you, families, and colleagues with planning and risk management at the practice level in the event of an unforeseen, emergency closing.
Collaborative / Integrated Care
Improving access to mental health services and the overall health of patients.
Council on Healthcare Systems and Financing
The Council on Healthcare Systems and Financing works to foster parity and nondiscriminatory mental health coverage.
Library and Archive
The Melvin Sabshin, M.D. Library and Archives, run by the APA Foundation, includes around 1,700 rare books, 200 artifacts, and 550 photographs and oral histories documenting the history of psychiatry and the APA.