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APA celebrates 175 years of advancement in the field, ongoing advocacy
Author(s) -
Canady Valerie A.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
mental health weekly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7583
pISSN - 1058-1103
DOI - 10.1002/mhw.32096
Subject(s) - association (psychology) , mental health , field (mathematics) , political science , medicine , library science , gerontology , psychology , psychiatry , psychotherapist , computer science , mathematics , pure mathematics
The American Psychiatric Association (APA), considered the first national medical society in this country, is celebrating 175 years of establishing programs, publications and services essential to researchers, mental health practitioners and the public. Founded on Oct. 16, 1844, the association is four years older than the American Medical Association.