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What are Disruptive, Impulse Control and Conduct Disorders?
Learn about disruptive, impulse control and conduct disorders, including symptoms, risk factors and treatment options
Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, also known as psychosomatic medicine, is an exciting subspecialty of psychiatry that focuses on the care of medically ill patients.
The Intersection of Mental Health, Policing and Race in a Crisis Response
In their 2023 APA Annual Meeting Session, Drs. Dionne Hart, Mathew Goldman, and Mrs. Taun Hall discussed the impact of law enforcement involvement in mental health crisis response situations.
Supporting the Future of Psychiatry: Why mentorship can change the future of psychiatry
I once heard psychiatry described as a branch of friendship, not medicine. Among all fields of health care, psychiatry stands out for being deeply relational and warmly intimate.
Ask An App Advisor
Members of the our Expert Panel hold a monthly mini-webinar (~15 minutes) followed by a Q@A. The goal of these webinars is to explain how our App Evaluation Model can work in real time, and to address questions from both the provider and patient perspectives about the Model
Committee on Judicial Action
Learn more about volunteer opportunities with the Committee on Judicial Action.
Report and Avoid Medicare Penalties
This resource has detailed instructions on how you can clarify your status under MIPS, earn higher payments, and avoid future penalties.
Patient Safety and Emergency Management
Learn about patient safety and emergency management for telepsychiatry in APA@s Telepsychiatry Toolkit.
Resident-Fellow Members
View your Resident and Fellow Member benefits and how to get the most out of your APA membership.
Committee on Integrated Care
Learn more about volunteer opportunities with the Committee on Integrated Care.
APA Foundation Library Hosting Exhibition, Town Hall for Black History Month on Central State Hospital
The American Psychiatric Foundation’s Melvin Sabshin, M.D., Library and Archives is hosting an exhibition and a virtual town hall on the history of Central State Hospital, the first mental health care facility for African Americans in the country.
Award-Winning Documentary CURED to Air on PBS Oct. 11, Covers History of the Removal of Homosexuality from the DSM in 1973
“I am a homosexual. I am a psychiatrist.” So began the speech presented by Dr. H. Anonymous (who later revealed himself as Dr. John Fryer) at the 1972 American Psychiatric Association (APA) Annual Meeting held in Dallas, Texas. The story of Dr. Fryer, Barbara Gittings, Frank Kameny, and others who worked together to push the APA to remove homosexuality from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders is being told in a powerful new documentary, CURED. The film will air as the seaso