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@apapsychiatric.bsky.social@apapsychiatric.bsky.socialThe APA Foundation’s Melvin Sabshin, M.D. Library and Archives holds approximately 1,700 rare books, including titles on medicine and psychoanalysis, anthropology, witchcraft and occult sciences, community and social psychiatry, psychosomatic medicine, and more. https://ow.ly/kXcN50ZV3ST
@apapsychiatric.bsky.socialFood insecurity is a significant social determinant of mental health—and it’s expected to rise in the wake of historic cuts to a lifeline program for people on the brink of hunger. https://ow.ly/CQAr50ZV3Pf
@apapsychiatric.bsky.socialThis #WorldMentalHealthDay, let's make room for honest conversations, check in on one another, and work toward a world where everyone can access the mental health care they need.
You deserve support, You deserve care.
@apapsychiatric.bsky.socialSpouses, children, or other surrogates often must make medical decisions on behalf of hospitalized older adults, especially when cognitive impairment is present. https://alert.psychnews.org/personal-values-affect-decisions-about-life-sustaining-care-for-older-patients
@apapsychiatric.bsky.social@apapsychiatric.bsky.socialUniversal screening across health care settings (not just emergency departments or psychiatric units) could be a pragmatic and proactive approach to identifying at-risk individuals. https://alert.psychnews.org/universal-suicide-screening-uncovers-many-hidden-at-risk-patients
@apapsychiatric.bsky.socialPsychiatry should take the lesson seriously without giving up useful AI. Let AI scribes reduce clerical preparation, then reinvest some of that recovered time in supervised clinical reasoning. 🔗👇
@apapsychiatric.bsky.social@apapsychiatric.bsky.socialThe right to marry is constitutionally guaranteed, including for psychiatric inpatients—but hospitalization can involve acute symptoms, fluctuating capacity, and power imbalances that complicate a decision intended to be enduring. 🔗👇
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@apapsychiatric.bsky.socialWhat can you expect from the APA 2027 Annual Meeting? For starters, a six-session Presidential Track on ending stigma, advancing science, and securing parity—and five Distinguished Psychiatrist lectures from star physician-scientists. #APAAM27
@apapsychiatric.bsky.socialA large health care system implemented universal suicide risk screening across care settings, which led to improved suicide risk detection, including in outpatient non–behavioral health encounters.
@apapsychiatric.bsky.socialWhile cannabis and kratom may be perceived as safe and natural, their use during pregnancy is associated with potential risks. https://psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.pn.2026.10.10.7
@apapsychiatric.bsky.socialConversational artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots have been linked to emerging or worsening psychosis symptoms, but existing evidence is limited to individual case reports or simulated exchanges. https://alert.psychnews.org/ai-psychosis-more-common-in-patients-in-their-first-episode
@apapsychiatric.bsky.socialAPA Staff took a "paws" 🐾 for mental health with therapy dogs Cooper and Asiago from Peopleanimalslove.org!
Does your pet help you pause during a busy day? #Paws4MentalHealth
@apapsychiatric.bsky.social@apapsychiatric.bsky.socialDo we question patients about their intent to self-harm to help ensure their safety—or to protect ourselves? 🔗👇
@apapsychiatric.bsky.socialAI is often discussed in terms of its potential to improve health care. But without careful attention to how these systems are built and used, the outcome can move in the opposite direction.
Learn more about bias, equity, and responsible AI use in APA’s AI resource. https://ow.ly/MRS750ZMLQf
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