New Orleans Welcomes the American Psychiatric Association 
2010 Annual Meeting
May 22-26, 2010

ASSOCIATION PROFILE:  The American Psychiatric Association (APA) is a national medical specialty society whose 37,000 plus physician and student members -- throughout North American and countries around the world -- specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness, mental retardation, and substance use disorders.  The oldest medicalspecialty society in the United States, APA's roots extend back to October 1844.  The APA is the voice and conscience of modern psychiatry. Mental illness affects the lives of people of all ages and backgrounds.

EVENT PROFILE AND HISTORY: The APA Annual Meeting is one of the major American scientific gatherings, with some 19,000 attendees expected, most of whom are physicians from psychiatric and other mental health disciplines, including social workers and nurses.  The meeting features hundreds of educational sessions and presentations on the latest research, and widely covered by the press, the meeting serves as a symbol of the Association's commitment to improved patient care through
professional education.  In addition to the more than 500 scientific sessions, over 200 APA component and 300 allied association meetings will be held during the APA meeting.  

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