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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Council on Psychiatry and Law
The Council on Psychiatry and Law’s principal responsibility is to evaluate legal developments of national significance, proposed legislation, regulations, and other government intervention that will affect the practice of psychiatry.
About TCPI
Learn about TCPI, APA@s role, how to connect with a Practice Transformation Network and more.
Recommendations
he following recommendations highlight areas in need of additional research and development for the Collaborative Care Model.
Addiction Psychiatry
Get the latest addiction psychiatry resources and webinars (with CME) for PCSS-MAT and PCSS-O.
AMA Task Force to Reduce Opioid Abuse
Promote safe storage and disposal of opioids and all medications.
Tobacco and Nicotine
Learn about various aspects of treating tobacco use disorders, including clinical, training, and policy considerations. As new topics emerge, more resources and information will be added to this page. The resources covers topics from the APA Work Group on Tobacco Use Disorders with the Council on Addiction Psychiatry, training, practice/clinical, reimbursement and legal issues from leading psychiatrists.
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.
Statement on Psychiatrist Redeployment
Learn more about Statement on Psychiatrist Redeployment During COVID-19 Pandemic at psychiatry.org
Geriatric Psychiatry
View related publications and education and training resources for psychaitrists, residents and medical students.
Integrative Medicine
Learn more about integrative medicine, the practice of combining conventional medical treatments with non-conventional (“alternative” or “complementary”) ones.