June 6, 2025 | View Online | Psychiatric News

Recapping APA’s 2025 Annual Meeting!

APA 2025 delivered five days of inspiring speakers, insightful education, and impactful networking. In the first of three recaps from Psychiatric News, enjoy a sampling of the program. And check out PN on X (Twitter), LinkedIn, and Instagram for a look back at our onsite coverage.

Highlights From APA TV

APA TV was onsite in Los Angeles to cover the Annual Meeting in its entirety. Their mission: to capture some sense of the APA community that came together to share, learn, and get to know one another—all with the common goal of improving mental health care.

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Need-to-Know Info

  • Credit Claim: The 2025 Annual Meeting evaluation and credit claim is available. The website will remain active until 11:59 p.m. EDT on Friday, August 22, 2025. Certificates will not be available after this date.
  • On Demand: Experience the convenience of learning on your own time and terms with APA Annual Meeting On Demand. Watch slides from APA 2025 with synchronized audio, or download the MP3 audio files and listen on the go.
  • 2026 Save the Date: Recharge and get prepared for another unforgettable experience next year in San Francisco, May 16-20, 2026, with more groundbreaking research, expert-led sessions, and innovative approaches to care. Sign up to receive 2026 Annual Meeting updates by filling out the interest form on the Annual Meeting homepage.

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Advocacy, Transparency, and Transformation at Opening Session

Drs. Marketa M. Wills, Ramaswamy Viswanathan, and Theresa Miskimen Rivera shared a collective vision for an active, engaged, and growth-oriented APA.

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MHIZ: As Seen on TV

Psychiatrist Andrew Newberg, M.D., and neurologist Katherine Peters, M.D., Ph.D.—husband-and-wife physicians—took to the stage in the Mental Health Innovation Zone to discuss how their careers are portrayed on TV.

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Session Spotlight: AMP-SCZ Sites Completing Data Collection

The project is gathering an enormous amount of data on sleep, mobility, exercise, and speech patterns as well as genetic, neurobiological, and imaging data to identify potential biomarkers for psychosis.

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Question of the Day: Why are you here?

On the first day in L.A., we asked six attendees: “What are you hoping to get out of APA’s 2025 Annual Meeting?” Watch the video to learn what they had to say.

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Session Spotlight: Short-Lived Proteins and Long-Term Memories

A protein known as KIBRA may be the crucial ingredient for maintaining the stability of neuronal synapses charged with storing a memory for years or even decades.

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Meet an APA Awardee: Allan Tasman, M.D.

The professor of social and community psychiatry was the recipient of this year’s Vestermark Psychiatry Educator Award, which recognizes excellence, leadership, and creativity in the field of psychiatric education.

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Session Spotlight: Aging While Incarcerated

Life in prison accelerates aging to the point where incarcerated people have biopsychosocial profiles similar to non-incarcerated people 10 years older.

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