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American Psychiatric Association (APA), a national professional association for physicians who specialize in psychiatry. It is concerned with the development of standards for psychiatric facilities, the formulation of mental health programs, the dissemination of data, and the promotion of psychiatric education and research. It publishes the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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About thirty
years ago, the American Psychiatric Association and the American
Psychological Association declared that homosexuality is not a mental
disorder. That's the conclusion of a majority of
representatives in the American Psychiatric Association, who voted
during their annual meeting, held in Atlanta on May 22, to urge legal
recognition of civil marriage for gay couples. * The American Psychiatric Association uses the following
definitions:
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