AACP Archive

Origins of the AACP

FIRST BOARD

Some of the members of the AACP's first Board of Directors →

Dr. Gordon Clark’s 1984 survey of CMHC psychiatrists regarding their perceived need for a national association →

SURVEY

EXCERPT

Complete list of the Board of Directors along with a detailing of some of the organization's early accomplishments →

AACP related writings by Gordon Clark, MD, AACP Founding President

Confessions of a Community Psychiatrist: Round 2, 1995 →

COMMUNITY PSYCHIATRIST

PSYCHIATRIC TIMES

Confessions of a CMHC Psychiatrist, 1987 →

HOSPITAL AND COMMUNITY PSYCHIATRY

Psychiatrists and Community Mental Health Centers, 1987 →

HOSPITAL AND COMMUNITY PSYCHIATRY

Burnout Among CMHC Psychiatrists and the Struggle to Survive, 1987 →

HOSPITAL AND COMMUNITY PSYCHIATRY

Issues in Developing Standards Governing Psychiatric Practice in Community Mental Health Centers, 1987 →

ADMINISTRATION AND POLICY IN MENTAL HEALTH

Quality Care at Risk in CMHCs: The Need for Guidelines for Psychiatric Practice, 17(1):25-32, 1989 →

COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH JOURNAL

A Profile of Community Mental Health Psychiatrists: Results of a National Survey, 1987 →

PSYCHIATRIC CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA

Assuring Quality in Community Mental Health Centers, 1990 →

Guidelines for Psychiatric Practice in Community Mental Health Settings, 1989 →

PSYCHIATRIC ANNALS

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Psychiatrists’ Role in CMHCs, Hospital and Community Psychiatry, 1991 →

TAMPA: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIAN EXECUTIVES

National Guidelines Developed in Community Mental Health Centers, Innovations ‘93 - Models for Cost Management and Health Care Quality, 1993 →

COMMUNITY PSYCHIATRIST

Guidelines For Practice in CMHCs Continue to Evolve, 1993 →

CAREER PLANNING FOR PSYCHIATRISTS

Community Psychiatric Practice, 1995 →

COMMUNITY PSYCHIATRIST

Founding the AACP – One Community Psychiatrist’s Tale”, 2014 →

Other previous guidelines and position statements of the AACP

A ACP Guidelines for Psychiatric Leadership in Organized Delivery Systems for Treatment of Psychiatric and Substance Disorders →

AACP Continuity of Care Guidelines →

Guidelines for Recovery Oriented Services AACP ROSE →

AACP Guidelines for Recovery Oriented Services →

Guidelines for Developing and Evaluating Public and Community Psychiatry Training Fellowships →

AACP Position Statement on Implementation of Evidence Based Practice →

Principles of System Design and Financing for Universal Health and Behavioral Health Care Coverage →

Position Statement on Interface and Integration with Primary Care Providers →

Position Statement of AACP on Persons With Mental Illness Behind Bars →

Articles of Interest

A Proactive Behavioral Health Service Model to Address Use of Constant Observation in a General Hospital →

PSYCHIATRY ONLINE

PSYCHIATRY ONLINE

Mobile Health (mHealth) Versus Clinic-Based Group Intervention for People With Serious Mental Illness: A Randomized Controlled Trial →

RAND CORPORATION

Single-Payer Health Plan in New York State Could Cover All Without Increasing Total Health Spending If Cost Growth Slows →

RAND CORPORATION

Summary of RAND Report →

PSYCHIATRY ONLINE

Addressing the Social Determinants of Mental Health: If Not Now, When? If Not Us, Who? →

PSYCHIATRY ONLINE

Work Requirements in Medicaid for People With Mental Illnesses and Substance Use Disorders →

PSYCHIATRY ONLINE

Implementation of a Lifestyle Intervention for People With Serious Mental Illness in State-Funded Mental Health Centers →

PSYCHIATRY ONLINE

Implicit Bias and Mental Health Professionals: Priorities and Directions for Research →

PSYCHIATRY ONLINE

Outcomes of a Peer Mentor Intervention for Persons With Recurrent Psychiatric Hospitalization →

PSYCHIATRY ONLINE

Projected Workforce of Psychiatrists in the United States: A Population Analysis →

PSYCHIATRY ONLINE

Primary Care-Mental Health Integration in the Veterans Affairs Health System: Program Characteristics and Performance →

PSYCHIATRY ONLINE

Provider-Payer Partnerships as an Engine for Continuous Quality Improvement →

PSYCHIATRY ONLINE

General Medical, Mental Health, and Demographic Risk Factors Associated With Suicide by Firearm Compared With Other Means →

JAMA NETWORK

JAMA Editorial: Moral Choices for Today’s Physician →

PSYCHIATRY ONLINE

A Hierarchical Framework for Evaluation and Informed Decision Making Regarding Smartphone Apps for Clinical Care →

PSYCHIATRY ONLINE

Leveraging Nontraditional Approaches to Improving the Capacity, Accessibility, and Quality of Mental Health Services: An Overview →

PSYCHIATRY ONLINE

Federal Parity and Access to Behavioral Health Care in Private Health Plans →

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Collection of open access research papers, commentaries and essays on public health and firearms →

PSYCHIATRY ONLINE

The Use of Standardized Discharge in IPS Supported Employment Programs →

PSYCHIATRY ONLINE

Implementing Illness Management and Recovery Within Assertive Community Treatment: A Pilot Trial of Feasibility and Effectiveness →

Clinical Tip Series

The AACP's Clinical Tips Series provides practical guides for common clinical challenges, specifically adapted to the needs and concerns of community psychiatrists.

CLINICAL TIP

Long Acting Antipsychotic Medications (updated December 2017) →

CLINICAL TIP

Clozapine Utilization (updated August 2017) →

Disaster Resources

AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION

Coping After Disaster →

AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION

Disaster Psychiatry Handbook →

Climate Change and Mental Health

CONFERENCE

The Impact of Climate Change on Mental Health and Community Wellbeing, April 2022 →

APA Liaison

CONFERENCE

Report from the AACP Rep to the APA Assembly →