American Psychiatric Association
http://psych.org/ The American Psychiatric Association is a medical specialty society recognized world-wide. Its over 35,000 U.S. and international member physicians work together to ensure humane care and effective treatment for all persons with mental disorder, including mental retardation and substance-related disorders. It is the voice and conscience of modern psychiatry. Its vision is a society that has available, accessible quality psychiatric diagnosis and treatment.
American Psychoanalytic Association
http://www.apsa.org/ The American Psychoanalytic Association (APsaA), the oldest national psychoanalytic organization in the nation, was founded in 1911. APsaA, as a professional organization for psychoanalysts, focuses on education, research and membership development. In addition to the national organization, APsaA’s membership includes 29 accredited training institutes and 42 affiliate societies throughout the United States. Since its founding, APsaA has been a component of the International Psychoanalytical Association, the largest worldwide psychoanalytic organization.
American Psychiatric Nurses Association
http://www.apna.org/index.html The American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA) is a professional membership organization of nearly 5,000 members committed to the specialty practice of psychiatric mental health nursing, health and wellness promotion through identification of mental health issues, prevention of mental health problems and the care and treatment of persons with psychiatric disorders.
American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
http://www.aapl.org/ American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law is an organization of psychiatrists dedicated to excellence in practice, teaching, and research in forensic psychiatry.
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
http://www.aacap.org/index.ww The AACAP, a non-profit organization, was established in 1953. It is a membership based organization, composed of over 7,400 child and adolescent psychiatrists and other interested physicians. Its members actively research, evaluate, diagnose, and treat psychiatric disorders and pride themselves on giving direction to and responding quickly to new developments in addressing the health care needs of children and their families.
American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry
http://www.aaap.org/ The American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry was formed to promote accessibility to highest quality treatment for all who need it; Promote excellence in clinical practice in addiction psychiatry;
Educate the public to influence public policy regarding addictive illness; Provide continuing education for addiction professionals; Disseminate new information in the field of addiction psychiatry; and
Encourage research on the etiology, prevention, identification, and treatment of the addictions
Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine
http://www.apm.org/ The Academy of Psychosomatic Medicine represents psychiatrists dedicated to the advancement of medical science, education, and healthcare for persons with comorbid psychiatric and general medical conditions and provides national and international leadership in the furtherance of those goals.
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