American Psychopathological Association
Encyclopedia
The American Psychopathological Association (APPA) is an organization
, "devoted to the scientific investigation of disordered human behavior
, and its biological and psychosocial
substrates."
The association was founded in 1910. It runs an annual conference
whose proceedings
are published in book form by Oxford University Press and publishes six issues of the journal "Comprehensive Psychiatry" annually.
Organization
An organization is a social group which distributes tasks for a collective goal. The word itself is derived from the Greek word organon, itself derived from the better-known word ergon - as we know `organ` - and it means a compartment for a particular job.There are a variety of legal types of...
, "devoted to the scientific investigation of disordered human behavior
Psychopathology
Psychopathology is the study of mental illness, mental distress, and abnormal/maladaptive behavior. The term is most commonly used within psychiatry where pathology refers to disease processes...
, and its biological and psychosocial
Psychosocial
For a concept to be psychosocial means it relates to one's psychological development in, and interaction with, a social environment. The individual needs not be fully aware of this relationship with his or her environment. It was first commonly used by psychologist Erik Erikson in his stages of...
substrates."
The association was founded in 1910. It runs an annual conference
Academic conference
An academic conference or symposium is a conference for researchers to present and discuss their work. Together with academic or scientific journals, conferences provide an important channel for exchange of information between researchers.-Overview:Conferences are usually composed of various...
whose proceedings
Proceedings
In academia, proceedings are the collection of academic papers that are published in the context of an academic conference. They are usually distributed as printed books either before the conference opens or after the conference has closed. Proceedings contain the contributions made by researchers...
are published in book form by Oxford University Press and publishes six issues of the journal "Comprehensive Psychiatry" annually.