The mental health workforce remains predominantly White, despite slight progress towards more diversity. Here’s how we can remove barriers for individuals of color who wish to enter the mental health field.
An antipsychotic changed the life of not only 1 man, but an entire family.
From navigating crises to championing inclusive, patient-centered care, psychiatric leaders are redefining mental health policies, dismantling stigma, and driving transformative change across communities.
The Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry (America’s mental health think tank) calls for an end to the use of Title 42 to expel asylum seekers at the southern border. This policy places LGBTIQ asylum seekers in particular danger.
What are the challenges and opportunities for improvement in COVID-19-related mental health care?
A "global human energy crisis" is coming. How can emotional intelligence help us navigate it?
Learn more about women’s issues, suicide, and PTSD in the military.
A rare genetic disorder may have unrecognized psychological consequences.
"Limiting definitions of recovery to abstinence and the absence of AUD symptoms fail to capture the multidimensional and heterogeneous pathways to recovery that research has shown to exist among both treatment-seeking and population samples."
Here’s how a more holistic view of patient data can help payers and providers coordinate care in a way that prioritizes patient health while managing costs.
Antipsychotic-induced weight gain evolves over time, leads to chronic complications, and is very difficult to reverse. Pharmacologic interventions used to tackle weight gain are modestly effective and worth considering in certain cases.
Emergency psychiatry navigates complex ethical dilemmas, balancing patient safety, autonomy, and confidentiality in high-stakes situations.
The scientific method has delivered vaccines and other life-saving medicine, but not everybody trusts it.
Here’s why we should be paying special attention to women's depression treatment.
Peripartum psychosis is considered a psychiatric emergency. Here is how an interdisciplinary team can provide the best care.
Ancient creation stories can still tell us something about our world.
In a survey capturing the lived experiences of individuals with schizophrenia on antipsychotic medications, 27% of participants reported that antipsychotics had done “more harm than good.”
A new study shines light on the issues of drug use and abuse in youth.
Meet the health group that wants to eliminate ER visits during a crisis.
Psychiatrists should discuss fertility with TNB youth during medical and mental health visits—early and often.
New Hampshire’s mental health system faces ongoing challenges with emergency department boarding, legal concerns over due process, and resource shortages, prompting reforms to improve patient care and access.
Gus Alva, MD, discusses the FDA committee vote on brexpiprazole for PTSD, what it means, and what's next.
Non-white veteran women of color may be at greater risk of developing heart disease, according to research.
The development of the National Pediatric Boarding Consensus Panel guidelines attempts to provide hospitals suggestions for a safe, timely, and equitable standard of care for patients who are boarding.
Fathers share their heartbreaking stories of loss and advocate for a new model of suicide prevention that emphasizes early intervention and awareness at the 2025 APA Annual Meeting.
Rosine Perelberg, PhD, discusses psychoanalytic thought, social anthropology, and the future of psychoanalysis.
The Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry (America’s mental health think tank) calls for an end to the use of Title 42 to expel asylum seekers at the southern border. This policy places LGBTIQ asylum seekers in particular danger.
Are there parts of the movie “It Ends With Us” that could have suicide protective effects for viewers?
Violence against women and resulting traumatic brain injuries increased during the COVID-19 pandemic.