American Psychiatric Association

American Psychiatric Association
Abbreviation	APA
Formation	October 16, 1844
Founders	William Maclay Awl; Luther V. Bell, Amariah Brigham; John S. Butler; Nehemah Cutter; Pliny Earle; John M. Galt; Thomas Story Kirkbride; Isaac Ray; Charles Harrison Stedman; Francis T. Stribling; Samuel White; Samuel B. Woodward;
Founded at	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Type	Professional association
Tax ID no.	52-2168499
Legal status	501(c)(6) organization
Headquarters	Washington, DC, US
Membership	37,400
President	Rebecca W. Brendel
President-elect	Petros Levounis
Chief executive officer	Saul Levin
Subsidiaries	American Psychiatric Association Foundation; American Psychiatric Political Action Committee; American Psychiatric Association Insurance Trust; APA Wharf Holdings LLC;
Revenue (2016)	$50,557,392
Expenses (2016)	$48,736,684
Employees (2016)	236
Volunteers (2016)	850
Website	psychiatry.org
Formerly called	Association of Medical Superintendents of American Institutions for the Insane (1844–1891); American Medico-Psychological Association (1892–1919);

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The American Psychiatric Association (APA) is the main professional organization of psychiatrists and trainee psychiatrists in the United States, and the largest psychiatric organization in the world. It has more than 38,000 members who are involved in psychiatric practice, research, and academia representing a diverse population of patients in more than 100 countries. The association publishes various journals and pamphlets, as well as the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). The DSM codifies psychiatric conditions and is used mostly in the United States as a guide for diagnosing mental disorders.

The organization has its headquarters in Washington, DC.

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