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AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION (9)
AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION (9)
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an
organization
formed in the United
States
in 1844, as the
Association
of Medical Superintendents of
American
Institutions
for the
Insane
, by thirteen superintendents of mental hospitals. It later changed its name to
American Psychiatric Association
. It promotes the
use
of
psychiatry
, and seeks to protect and forward the
vested interests
of
psychiatrists
.
—
Melbourne
Congress
Approved Glossary (2.4.92)