What is American Psychiatric Association?
{{Infobox organization |name= American Psychiatric Association |image = <!--[[Apa_psychiatry_logo.jpg]]--> |caption= Logo of the APA |headquarters= 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1825<br> [[Arlington, VA]], [[United States]] |membership= 36,000 members<ref name=membership/> |leader_title= 2012-2013 President |leader_name= Dilip V. Jeste, M.D. |formation= 1844 |website= [http://www.psychiatry.org www.psychiatry.org] }} The '''American Psychiatric Association''' (APA) is a group of [[Psychiatry|psychiatrists]] in the [[United States]]. The group is responsible for writing the [[Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders]], which is used to [[diagnosis|diagnose]] [[mental illness]]es. It has about 36,000 members. Its members are from USA and other countries in the world.<ref name=membership>{{cite web|title=American Psychiatric Association|url=http://www.psychiatry.org/about-apa--psychiatry|access-date=5 March 2012|year=2012|quote=Representing 36,000 physician leaders in mental health.}}</ref> The APA was founded in 1844. ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Psychiatry]] [[Category:1844 establishments in the United States]] [[Category:Medical and health organizations in the United States]] {{multistub|sci|US}}