The American Neuropsychiatric Association (ANPA) is a non-profit organization of professionals in

neuropsychiatry Neuropsychiatry or Organic Psychiatry is a branch of medicine that deals with psychiatry as it relates to neurology, in an effort to understand and attribute behavior to the interaction of neurobiology and social psychology factors. Within neurop ...

behavioral neurology Behavioral neurology is a subspecialty of neurology that studies the impact of neurological damage and disease upon behavior, memory, and cognition, and the treatment thereof. Two fields associated with behavioral neurology are neuropsychiatry an ...

and the

clinical neuroscience Clinical neuroscience is a branch of neuroscience that focuses on the scientific study of fundamental mechanisms that underlie diseases and disorders of the brain and central nervous system. It seeks to develop new ways of conceptualizing and dia ...

s, with over 700 members from around the world. Established in 1988, its

mission Mission (from Latin ''missio'' "the act of sending out") may refer to: Organised activities Religion *Christian mission, an organized effort to spread Christianity *Mission (LDS Church), an administrative area of The Church of Jesus Christ of ...

is to improve the lives of people with disorders at the interface of

psychiatry Psychiatry is the specialty (medicine), medical specialty devoted to the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of mental disorders. These include various maladaptations related to mood, behaviour, cognition, and perceptions. See glossary of psych ...

and

neurology Neurology (from el, νεῦρον (neûron), "string, nerve" and the suffix -logia, "study of") is the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of all categories of conditions and disease involving the brain, the spinal ...

, with the

vision Vision, Visions, or The Vision may refer to: Perception Optical perception * Visual perception, the sense of sight * Visual system, the physical mechanism of eyesight * Computer vision, a field dealing with how computers can be made to gain und ...

of transforming recognition, understanding and treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders. It founded in 1988 by two academic physicians doubly certified in neurology and psychiatry, Barry S. Fogel and Randolph Schiffer. The ANPA holds an annual scientific meeting in the early spring. It has also established Special Interest Groups (SIGs) for its members to enhance peer discussion, education, and potential collaboration. Current SIGs include Clinical Practice, Conversion Disorders,

Dementia Dementia is a disorder which manifests as a set of related symptoms, which usually surfaces when the brain is damaged by injury or disease. The symptoms involve progressive impairments in memory, thinking, and behavior, which negatively affe ...

, Developmental Disorders and Pediatrics, Early Career,

Epilepsy Epilepsy is a group of non-communicable neurological disorders characterized by recurrent epileptic seizures. Epileptic seizures can vary from brief and nearly undetectable periods to long periods of vigorous shaking due to abnormal electrica ...

, Forensics,

Global Health Global health is the health of the populations in the worldwide context; it has been defined as "the area of study, research and practice that places a priority on improving health and achieving equity in health for all people worldwide". Problem ...

Movement Disorders Movement disorder refers to any clinical syndrome with either an excess of movement or a paucity of voluntary and involuntary movements, unrelated to weakness or spasticity. Movement disorders are synonymous with basal ganglia or extrapyramidal d ...

Neuroimaging Neuroimaging is the use of quantitative (computational) techniques to study the structure and function of the central nervous system, developed as an objective way of scientifically studying the healthy human brain in a non-invasive manner. Incr ...

and

Traumatic Brain Injury A traumatic brain injury (TBI), also known as an intracranial injury, is an injury to the brain caused by an external force. TBI can be classified based on severity (ranging from mild traumatic brain injury TBI/concussionto severe traumatic br ...

. Some other professional organizations with similar scope include the

British Neuropsychiatry Association British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English, ...

(BNPA), Royal College of Psychiatrists (UK) Section of Neuropsychiatry, the

International Neuropsychiatric Association International is an adjective (also used as a noun) meaning "between nations". International may also refer to: Music Albums * ''International'' (Kevin Michael album), 2011 * ''International'' (New Order album), 2002 * ''International'' (The T ...

, and Neuropsychiatric forum (NPF). Together with the

Society for Behavioral and Cognitive Neurology A society is a group of individuals involved in persistent social interaction, or a large social group sharing the same spatial or social territory, typically subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations. Societi ...

, the ANPA co-sponsors the subspecialty certification in Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry, offered under the auspices of the

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(UCNS). The ''

Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences ''The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences'' is a quarterly peer-reviewed medical journal in the field of neuropsychiatry. It was established in 1989 by Stuart Yudofsky and Robert Hales, with its first issue published that winter. ...

'' (JNCN), published by the

American Psychiatric Association The American Psychiatric Association (APA) is the main professional organization of psychiatrists and trainee psychiatrists in the United States, and the largest psychiatric organization in the world. It has more than 37,000 members are involv ...

, is the official journal of the ANPA.

Fellows

Fellows of the ANPA (FANPA) are elected from members with special achievement in neuropsychiatry, behavioral neurology, neuropsychology or the clinical neurosciences. fellows include: * 2000: James R. Merikangas, M.D. Barry S. Fogel, M.D. Randolph B. Schiffer, M.D. Gary J. Tucker, M.D. Trevor R.P.Price, M.D. Jeffrey L. Cummings, M.D. Stephen Salloway, M.D., M.S. Robert G. Robinson, M.D. C. Edward Coffey, M.D Stuart C. Yudofsky, M.D. Thomas W. McAllister, M.D. * 2001: John J. Campbell, M.D. Edward Lauterbach, M.D. Jonathan M. Silver, M.D. Robert A. Stern, Ph.D. Paula T. Trzepacz, M.D. * 2002: Fred Ovsiew, M.D. Laura A. Flashman, Ph.D. Paul F. Malloy, Ph.D. Richard M. Restak, M.D. * 2003: Sheldon Benjamin, M.D. Robert C. Green, M.D. Alya Reeve, M.D. * 2004: Nashaat Boutros, M.D. James D. Duffy, M.B.Ch.B. Robin A. Hurley, M.D. * 2005: David B. Arciniegas, M.D. Daniel I. Kaufer, M.D. Katherine H. Taber, Ph.D. * 2006: Kevin J. Black, M.D. Allen J. Rubin, M.D. * 2007: Tiffany Chow, M.D. * 2008: Robert A. Bornstein, Ph.D. Jeremy D. Schmahmann, M.D. * 2009: Yonas E. Geda, M.D. Daniel R. Wilson, M.D., Ph.D. * 2010: Deborah N. Black, M.D. Richard B. Ferrell, M.D. Colin J. Harrington, M.D. Bernardino Vaccaro, M.D. * 2011: Clark A. Anderson, M.D. Miles G. Cunningham, M.D., Ph.D. Mario F. Mendez, M.D., Ph.D., Kenneth Bryant, M.D. * 2012 W. Curt LaFrance, Jr., M.D., M.P.H. * 2013 Kristin Brousseau, D.O. David A. Silbersweig, M.D. * 2014 Moises Gaviria, M.D. Kaloyan S. Tanev, M.D. Hal S. Wortzel, M.D. * 2015 Jay Salpekar, M.D. Valerie Voon, M.D. * 2016 Omar Ghaffar, M.D., M.Sc., FRCPC Margo D. Lauterbach, MD Shirlene M. Sampson, M.D. Vani Rao, M.B.B.S., M.D. * 2017 Andrea E. Cavanna, M.D., Ph.D., FRCP * 2018 Barbara Schildkrout, M.D.

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