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As Americans Emerge from Pandemic, Many Report Adopting Better Habits, While One in Five Are Smoking or Drinking More

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 7, 2022 – As states lifted masking requirements and infection numbers dropped late this winter, the majority of Americans reported their mood was stable since January (64%) and that the pandemic either hadn’t changed their daily habits (49%) or had changed them for the better (26%). However, nearly three in 10 (28%) rated their mental health as merely fair or poor, and almost a fifth reported that they were smoking (17%) or drinking (18%) more.

People making less than $50,000 (35%) were more than three times as likely as those making $100,000 or more (11%) to rate their mental health as fair or poor, and 7% more likely than all adults (28%).

This is according to the latest edition of American Psychiatric Association (APA)’s Healthy Minds...

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Author: mbourdase - Published: Mar 7, 2022

American Psychiatric Association, American Telemedicine Association, ATA Action and 69 Other Groups Call on Administration to Permanently Remove Barriers to Care

Washington, D.C., Mar. 4, 2022 — Today, 72 organizations asked the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to permanently waive the requirement that patients receive an in-person evaluation prior to being prescribed controlled substances via telemedicine. The organizations, convened by the American Psychiatric Association, the American Telemedicine Association, and ATA Action submitted the letter to the DEA as it is currently developing the Special Registration process for the use of telemedicine to prescribe controlled substances under the Ryan Haight Act.

During the COVID-19 public health emergency, the DEA used its authority to waive this...

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Author: mbourdase - Published: Mar 4, 2022

March Issues of American Psychiatric Association Journals Cover Genomics and Mental Illnesses and Associations Between Recent Public Health Crises with Traumatic Stress

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 3, 2022 – The March issues of two of the American Psychiatric Association journals, The American Journal of Psychiatry and Psychiatric Services are available online.

The March issue of The American Journal of Psychiatry, the most widely read psychiatric journal in the world, focuses on the genomics of psychopathology, addressing questions related to how genetic variation, and the expression patterns of relevant genes, can lead to a better understanding of the etiology and pathophysiology of obsessive-compulsive disorder, autism spectrum disorder, psychosis and suicide, including:

  • Genes To Mental Health (G2MH): A Framework to Map the...
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Author: mbourdase - Published: Mar 3, 2022

APA Statement and Resources on the Mental Health Impact of the War in Ukraine

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 2, 2022 – Today, the American Psychiatric Association CEO and Medical Director Saul Levin, M.D., M.P.A., and Chair of APA Committee on the Psychiatric Dimensions of Disaster Joshua Morganstein, M.D., offered the following APA statement and resources in response to the War in Ukraine:

“The war in Ukraine will have adverse mental health effects on individuals and communities around the world. The American Psychiatric Association sends our support to all who are experiencing pain and suffering from these deeply troubling events, including those directly exposed to armed conflict, those displaced from their homes and country, those providing care and protection to civilians, friends and family of Ukrainian citizens, and the Ukrainian diaspora around the globe.

The...

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Author: mbourdase - Published: Mar 2, 2022

APA Statement on President Biden’s National Strategy to Address Our Mental Health Crisis

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 1, 2022 – At tonight’s State of the Union speech, President Biden unveiled a new “Strategy to Address Our Mental Health Crisis.” The American Psychiatric Association (APA) applauds the Biden Administration's efforts to elevate national attention to this important societal imperative and to put policies in place that will ensure millions of Americans have access to the care they need.

“To see the mental health crisis elevated to this level by the President is truly an encouraging sign,” said APA President Vivian Pender, M.D. “The mental...

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Author: mbourdase - Published: Mar 2, 2022

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