The mission of AACAP is to promote the healthy development of children, adolescents, and families through advocacy, education, and research, and to meet the professional needs of child and adolescent psychiatrists throughout their careers.
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1953년에 설립된 미국 아동 · 청소년정신의학회(AACAP)는 정신적 · 행동적 발달장애를 겪고 있는 아동과 청소년, 그리고 그들의 가족을 지원하여 삶의 질을 개선하는 데 앞장서고 있는 비영리 국립전문의학단체다.
Adelson, S. L., & the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) Committee on Quality Issues (CQI). (2012). Practice parameter on gay, lesbian, or bisexual sexual orientation, gender non-conformity, and gender discordance in children and adolescents. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 51, 957– 974. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2012.07.004. Olson KR, Durwood L, DeMeules M, McLaughlin KA. (2016). Mental health of transgender children who are su...
AACAP is a professional medical organization committed to leading its membership through collective action, peer support, continuing education, and mobilization of resources.
For Immediate Release · Washington, DC, September 30, 2019 –The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) is pleased to announce Jack Turban, MD, MHS, Resident Physician in Adult-Child & Adolescent Psychiatry at the Massachusetts General Hospital & McLean Hospital, as the recipient of AACAP's 2019 Pilot Research Award for General Psychiatry Residents, supported by Pharmaceutical Industry Supporters. AACAP’s Pilot Research Award for General Psychiatry Residents, supported by Pharmaceutical Industry Supporters, provides up ...
A Guide for Families by the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry ODD Oppositional Defiant Disorder eAACAP on aacap.org Because childhood and adolescent mental illnesses are...
Federal and State Initiatives Despite improved early identification and treatment, most youth with mental illnesses do not receive services and face barriers in accessing care. Learn more about AACAP's federal and state initiatives to help eliminate these barriers in our rapidly changing health care environment. Policy Resources AACAP continually develops resources for members to use as they communicate with policymakers about issues related to child and adolescent psychiatry and children's ment...
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