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American Psychiatric Association Snapshot
The mission of the American Psychiatric Association is to
- Promote universal and equitable access to the highest quality care for all people affected by mental disorders, including substance use disorders;
- Promote psychiatric education and research;
- Advance and represent the profession of psychiatry; and
- Serve the professional needs of its membership.
- Promote universal and equitable access to the highest quality care for all people affected by mental disorders, including substance use disorders;
- Promote psychiatric education and research;
- Advance and represent the profession of psychiatry; and
- Serve the professional needs of its membership.
The American Psychiatric Association (APA) is a 501(c)6 that was founded in 1844 and is the oldest medical association in the country. It was started by 13 superintendents of US institutions of people with mental illness. APA’s founders were determined to provide their patients with psychosocial care in a humane environment. For over 175 years, the APA has advanced the field of psychiatry by establishing important publications and programs that are now essential to researchers, mental health practitioners and the public.
APA is known for creating a formal system for classifying mental illnesses published in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), first published in 1952. In 1966, the APA established Psychiatric News. The American Psychiatric Association Foundation (APAF) was established in 1992 as a 501(c)3 charitable foundation of the APA to advance mental health through public education programs, investing in future leaders of psychiatry and supporting research and clinical trials in an effort to address public challenges in mental health.
Today, the APA is the largest psychiatric association in the world, with more than 38,800 physician members from around the world specializing in diagnosis, treatment, prevention and research of mental illness.
APA is known for creating a formal system for classifying mental illnesses published in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), first published in 1952. In 1966, the APA established Psychiatric News. The American Psychiatric Association Foundation (APAF) was established in 1992 as a 501(c)3 charitable foundation of the APA to advance mental health through public education programs, investing in future leaders of psychiatry and supporting research and clinical trials in an effort to address public challenges in mental health.
Today, the APA is the largest psychiatric association in the world, with more than 38,800 physician members from around the world specializing in diagnosis, treatment, prevention and research of mental illness.
