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Company Database:
American Psychiatric Association
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Organization
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| Homepage |
http://www.psych.org/ |
| Headquaters |
Arlington, Va. |
| Address |
1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1825, |
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Arlington, Va. |
| Zip-code |
22209-3901 |
| Country |
United States |
| Phone |
703-907-7300 |
| Email |
apa@psych.org |
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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.
Members
The APA is an organization
composed primarily of medical specialists who are qualified, or in the process
of becoming qualified, as psychiatrists. The basic eligibility requirement is
completion of a residency program in psychiatry accredited by the Residency
Review Committee for Psychiatry of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical
Education (ACGME), the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPS(C)),
or the American Osteopathic Association (AOA). Applicants for membership must
also hold a valid medical license (with the exception of medical students and
residents) and provide one reference who is an APA member.
Vision
The American Psychiatric
Association is an organization of psychiatrists working together to ensure humane
care and effective treatment for all persons with mental disorders, 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.
Mission
The mission of the American Psychiatric Association is to:
- promote
the highest quality care for individuals with mental disorders
(including mental retardation and substance-related disorders) and
their families;
- promote psychiatric education and research;
- advance and represent the profession of psychiatry; and
- serve the professional needs of its membership.
Values
- best standards of clinical practice
- highest ethical standards of professional conduct
- prevention, access, care and sensitivity for patients and compassion for their families
- patient-focused treatment decisions
- scientifically established principles of treatment
- advocacy for patients
- leadership
- lifelong professional learning
- collegial support
- respect for diverse views and pluralism within the field and the association
- respect for other health professionals
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Journals of
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|  American Psychiatric Association (1) |
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