About APA

The American Psychiatric Association, founded in 1844, is the world’s largest psychiatric organization.  It is a medical specialty society representing more than 36,000 psychiatric physicians from the United States and around the world. Its member physicians work together to ensure humane care and effective treatment for all persons with mental disorders, including intellectual developmental disorders and substance use disorders. APA is the voice and conscience of modern psychiatry.

APA Members are primarily medical specialists who are psychiatrists or in the process of becoming psychiatrists. 

APA Vision / Mission / Values

Affiliates/Divisions
            American Psychiatric Foundation (APF)
                American Psychiatric Publishing (APP)
            
American Psychiatric Institute for
                 
Research and Education(APIRE)  

HealthyMinds.org (APA's online resource for mental health information)

Membership

            Frequently Asked Questions

            Member Benefits at-a-Glance

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Governance/Organization


Careers at APA


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About Psychiatry

Brochure: 
What is a Psychiatrist?        








Video profiles of 4 psychiatrists at work:
                                                                              
Faces of Psychiatry