AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION

Publications - the apa is the leading publisher of books, journals, and electronic products for the psychiatric community. It publishes over 30 textbooks and monographs, journals, cme programs, and a news publication on digital and print platforms. All periodicals and selected books are featured on the electronic platform "psychiatryonline". This online resource offers e-books, journals, news, and semantically linked content searchable by topic. A main component of the print, e-book, and online publications program is the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (dsm), the standard classification of mental disorders used by mental health professionals in the united states that contains a listing of diagnostic criteria for every psychiatric disorder recognized by the u.s. Health care system.the current edition, dsm-5, is used by professionals in a wide array of contexts, including psychiatrists and other physicians, psychologists, social workers, nurses, occupational and rehabilitation therapists, and counselors, as well as by clinicians and researchers of many different orientations (e.g., biological, psychodynamic, cognitive, behavioral, interpersonal, family/systems). It is used in both clinical settings as well as with community populations. In addition to supplying detailed descriptions of diagnostic criteria, dsm is also a necessary tool for collecting and communicating accurate public health statistics about the diagnosis of psychiatric disorders. The news publication, psychiatric news, covers news, clinical advances, practice management information, and legislative highlights, with a spotlight on the apa efforts to achieve parity in mental health care. It represents the voice of apa and the psychiatric community to promote quality care for individuals with mental disorders. Apa publications provide a broad topic oriented analysis of current psychiatric clinical practice and literature, as well as cme credit and moc activities for self-assessment and improved practice performance.