American Psychoanalytic Association

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American Psychoanalytic Association (APsaA) is an association of psychoanalysts in the United States. It was founded in 1911 and forms part of the International Psychoanalytical Association.

See also

• Psychoanalysis

External links

• American Psychoanalytic Association
• International Psychoanalytical Association