Trump, Biden Differ on Approach to MH Policies
Trump wants to cut drug prices and end the Affordable Care Act. Biden plans to push for mental health parity and increased access to care.
Clinical & Research

Pandemic Has Compromised Mental Health of New Moms
Psychiatrists say there has been an uptick in the number of women seeking perinatal mental health services.
Professional

APA Introduces Updated Evaluation Guide for Mental Health Apps
Though the core design of APA’s mobile app evaluation tool remains the same, the redesigned site includes many new features, including sample reviews of popular apps.
Government & Legal

Pandemic Puts Hold on Major Changes to Medicare Quality Payment Program
CMS is proposing to adjust the weights applied to the Merit-based Incentive Payment System’s cost and quality performance categories in determining incentive payments, raising the weight for the cost category and lowering the weight for quality.
Community

Group Aims to Improve Perinatal Maternal MH
Mind the Gap is an initiative by professional and advocacy organizations to work toward a common goal of improving access to perinatal mental health care and treatment.
APA & Meetings

Grants to APAF Fellows Will Foster Research on Pandemic’s Effects on Psychiatry
Research projects should include a diverse sample of patients, clinicians, or practice types, depending on what the grantee is studying.
Psychopharmacology

Which Antipsychotics Are Best for Your Patients?
Researchers compiled data from 278 clinical trials of FDA-approved antipsychotics, comparing the effects of second-generation antipsychotics with other first- and second-generation antipsychotics.
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