oct 16, 1844 - American Pyschiatric Association founded

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"On Oct. 16, 1844, 13 superintendents of U.S. institutions for people with mental illness came together in Philadelphia for a four-day meeting that led to the creation of the Association of Medical Superintendents of American Institutions for the Insane. It was the first national medical society in the U.S. In 1892, the Association’s name was changed to the American Medico-Psychological Association, and in 1921, it became the American Psychiatric Association (APA)."

Source: https://www.psychiatry.org/newsroom/news-releases/celebrating-175-years-since-the-founding-of-the-american-psychiatric-association