Academy of Neurologic Communication Disorders & Sciences28-10-2007 - http://www.ancds.org/ Founded in 1983, ANCDS is a group of professionals interested in encouraging the highest quality of life for adults and children with neurologic communication disorders. The purposes of the ANCDS are professional, clinical, educational, scientific, and charitable.
Royal College of Psychiatrists01-09-2007 - http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/ The Royal College of Psychiatrists is the professional and educational body for psychiatrists in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. We promote mental health by:
Setting standards and promoting excellence in mental health care
Improving understanding through research and education
Leading, representing, training and supporting psychiatrists
Working with patients, carers and their organisations
European Brain Council31-07-2007 - http://www.europeanbraincouncil.org The European Brain Council (EBC) is a coordinating council formed by European organisations in neurology, neurosurgery, psychiatry, basic brain research (neuroscience), as well as patient organisations and industry. It therefore represents a vast network of patients, doctors and scientists, and these stakeholders along with its industrial partners make it eminently suited to work in close partnership with the European Union commissions, the European Parliament and the World Health Organization (WHO), as well as other decision-making bodies.
American Psychiatric Association18-07-2007 - http://www.psych.org/ The American Psychiatric Association is a medical specialty society recognized world-wide. Its over 35,000 U.S. and international member physicians work together to ensure humane care and effective treatment for all persons with mental disorder, including mental retardation and substance-related disorders. It is the voice and conscience of modern psychiatry. Its vision is a society that has available, accessible quality psychiatric diagnosis and treatment.
Association of European Psychiatrists18-07-2007 - http://www.aep.lu/ The Association of European Psychiatrists (AEP) is the largest international association of psychiatrists in Europe, with members in as many as 63 countries (including the associate members from non-European countries).
Founded in 1983, the AEP was granted consultative status by the Council of Europe in 1989 and participatory status in 2003.