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    Psychiatric Advance Directives

    Patients often experience a lack of full control over important treatment decisions about their mental health, especially during times of mental health crisis. This can lead to suffering for patients and frustration for their families. Psychiatric advance directives (PADs) provide an opportunity for patients to outline their preferences about their mental health treatment in the event that they become unable to make such decisions for themselves in the future.

    Ethics

    All APA members are bound by the ethical code of the medical profession, specifically defined in the Principles of Medical Ethics of the AMA and in the APA’s Principles of Medical Ethics With Annotations Especially Applicable to Psychiatry.

    Psychodermatology: Addressing the Skin - Mental Health Connections

    • Mental health disorders, Patients and Families

    There are many complex connections between skin conditions and mental health conditions. Psychodermatology is the subspecialty that addresses these connections. A recent Special Section in Psychiatric News, authored by Mohammad Jafferany, M.D., professor of psychodermatology, psychiatry, and behavioral sciences at Central Michigan University College of Medicine, addressed it.

    Justice-Involved Individuals, Mental Health, and the Revolving Door

    • Patients and Families, Serious mental illness, Treatment

    On Sept. 20, 2022, the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) released a draft statement recommending that U.S. adults under the age of 65 should be screened for anxiety 1. This recommendation underscores the emerging need for the inclusion of mental health screens as a part of everyday clinical practice and not simply reserved for behavioral health settings. More widespread screening will better inform treatment decisions, lead to referrals for care, and slow down, or in some cases even

    Opioid Response Network STR-TA

    The State Targeted Response (STR) Technical Assistance (TA) project will launch 32 12-week virtual learning collaboratives on a variety of topics focused on using medication for addiction treatment (MAT) to treat patients with opioid use disorders.

    MOORE Equity in Mental Health 5K

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    Join us in combating mental health inequities facing young people of color and in honoring mental health advocate Bebe Moore Campbell.

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