AACP Archive
Origins of the AACP
FIRST BOARD & PAST PRESIDENTS
Some of the members of the AACP's first Board of Directors →listing of all past presidents
SURVEY
EXCERPT
AACP related writings by Gordon Clark, MD, AACP Founding President
Community Psychiatry: Problems and Possibilities
This work is described by its author, Dr. Clark, as a “manifesto” of sorts. In this monograph, published by McNeil Pharmaceutical in 1987, he reviewed the historical context of why, in 1984, he thought there was a need for such an organization, and outlined the two primary purposes he envisioned it serving: 1) to provide collegial support for CMHC psychiatrists who, not uncommonly, found themselves marginalized, isolated, and alienated, and 2) to develop guidelines for psychiatric practice within CMHCs, most importantly a model job description for medical directors which seeks to ensure that authority is commensurate with medico-legal responsibility. The monograph has three chapters:
CMHCs and Psychiatrists: A Necessarily Polemical Review
A Survey of CMHC Psychiatrists Regarding Their Perceived Need for a National Association
Quality Care at Risk in CMHCs: A Need for Standards of Psychiatric Practice
Additional writings by Dr. Clark…
COMMUNITY PSYCHIATRIST
PSYCHIATRIC TIMES
HOSPITAL AND COMMUNITY PSYCHIATRY
HOSPITAL AND COMMUNITY PSYCHIATRY
HOSPITAL AND COMMUNITY PSYCHIATRY
ADMINISTRATION AND POLICY IN MENTAL HEALTH
COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH JOURNAL
PSYCHIATRIC CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA
PSYCHIATRIC ANNALS
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
TAMPA: AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIAN EXECUTIVES
COMMUNITY PSYCHIATRIST
CAREER PLANNING FOR PSYCHIATRISTS
AMA’s AMERICAN MEDICAL NEWS
COMMUNITY PSYCHIATRIST
GUIDELINES FOR PSYCHIATRIC PRACTICE IN CMHCs
Developing these was one of two main purposes Dr. Gordon Clark envisioned the AACP serving, the other being providing collegial support. The background of the 'APA Guidelines,' linked below, is copied from p.120 of Dr. Clark's # 8 article listed in the above articles section. The original Guidelines were approved by the APA’s Board of Trustees in 1988 and published in the July, 1991 issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry. The ‘Resource Document for Psychiatric Practice in CMHCs’, published in 1998 and linked below, incorporated subsequent revisions.
Background of the APA Guidelines
APA Guidelines Used with permission. This document is out of date and is not a current policy statement of the American Psychiatric Association. It is the APA’s policy that its guidelines become out of date if they are not reviewed and approved every 10 years. This does not necessarily mean that these guidelines are any less relevant today than when they were first approved and last revised. The guidelines are not current APA policy, and the APA has not made any determination as to whether or not they remain relevant and accurate at this time.
Other previous guidelines and position statements of the AACP
AACP 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
PSYCHIATRY ONLINE
PSYCHIATRY ONLINE
RAND CORPORATION
RAND CORPORATION
PSYCHIATRY ONLINE
PSYCHIATRY ONLINE
PSYCHIATRY ONLINE
PSYCHIATRY ONLINE
PSYCHIATRY ONLINE
PSYCHIATRY ONLINE
PSYCHIATRY ONLINE
PSYCHIATRY ONLINE
PSYCHIATRY ONLINE
JAMA NETWORK
PSYCHIATRY ONLINE
PSYCHIATRY ONLINE
PSYCHIATRY ONLINE
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
PSYCHIATRY ONLINE
PSYCHIATRY ONLINE
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
CLINICAL TIP
Disaster Resources
AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION
AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION
Climate Change and Mental Health
CONFERENCE