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.
994 Results
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.
Suicide Prevention
Learn about suicide prevention, including risk factors, warning signs, and what you can do.
Social Determinants of Mental Health: Physical Environment
The physical environment, including air quality, noise levels, and green spaces, influences mental well-being.
DSM-5-TR Online Assessment Measures
APA offers a number of online assessment measures which includes instructions, scoring information, interpretation guidelines, and "emerging measures” in Section III of DSM-5-TR.
DSM-5 Online Assessment Measures
APA offers a number of online assessment measures which includes instructions, scoring information, and interpretation guidelines.
Intellectual Disability
Learn about gambling disorder, including symptoms, risk factors, treatment options and answers to common questions.
Telepsychiatry & Integration with Other Technologies
Learn about telepsychiatry and integration with other technologies in APA@s Telepsychiatry Toolkit.
Rural and Remote Practice Settings
Learn about rural and remote practice settings for telepsychiatry in APA@s Telepsychiatry Toolkit.
Definitions of Gender, Sex, and Sexual Orientation and Pronoun Usage
View information about pronouns and key definitions.
Our Mentors
Meet the lead mentors of the Research Colloquium for Junior Psychiatrist Investigators - a program that provides guidance, mentorship, and encouragement to young investigators in the early phases of their training