ADAA Public Statements

The following public statements were written by members of ADAA's Scientific Council to address a variety of current events and mental health issues.

In addition, ADAA's Board of Directors releases a number of statements each year. These are listed here as well.

If you would like additional information, have any questions, are with the media, or would like to speak with a member of ADAA's Scientific Council or ADAA's Board of Directors, please contact Lise Bram, ADAA's Executive Deputy Director. 

ADAA Public Statements

• ADAA Stands Against Racism, June 4, 2020
• FDA Approves Fast-Acting Esketamine for Treatment-Resistant Depression: Clinicians and Researchers are Cautiously Optimistic, March 6, 2019
• If Elephants Could Talk - #ADAA2019 Blog Post by Beth Salcedo, MD..., March 4, 2019 
• Tragic Losses of Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain It’s Time to Give Voice to Suicide – And Act - June 8, 2018
• PTSD, Panic, and Sexual Assault,  September 26, 2018

ADAA Scientific Council Statements

• Holiday Anxiety, Frank Schneier, MD
• Ketamine, Andrew Goddard, MD
• Returning Veterans and Veteran Health, Barbara O. Rothbaum, PhD, ABPP and Andrew M. Sherrill, PhD
• Scientific and Non-Scientific Psychological Treatments, Richard Heimberg, PhD
• Sexual Victimization and Trauma, Barbara O. Rothbaum, PhD, ABPP and Carly Yasinski, PhD
• Suicide, Brandon Gibb, PhD
• Terrorism, Mark Powers, PhD
• Transportation, Jolene Jacquart, MA and Jasper Smits, PhD