Back الجمعية الأمريكية للأطباء النفسيين Arabic Американска психиатрична асоциация Bulgarian মার্কিন মনোচিকিৎসক সমিতি Bengali/Bangla Associació Americana de Psiquiatria Catalan کۆمەڵەی دەروونپزیشکی ئەمریکی CKB American Psychiatric Association Danish American Psychiatric Association German American Psychiatric Association English Usona Asocio pri Psikiatrio Esperanto Asociación Estadounidense de Psiquiatría Spanish
| Formation | 1844 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1825 Arlington, VA, United States |
Membership | 36,000 members[1] |
2012-2013 President | Dilip V. Jeste, M.D. |
| Website | www.psychiatry.org |
The American Psychiatric Association (APA) is a group of psychiatrists in the United States. The group is responsible for writing the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, which is used to diagnose mental illnesses. It has about 36,000 members. Its members are from USA and other countries in the world.[1] The APA was founded in 1844.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "American Psychiatric Association". 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
Representing 36,000 physician leaders in mental health.