American Psychiatric Association
(Psychiatric professional group) Trade group for psychiatric health professionals.The abbreviation for the American Psychiatric Association is APA. The address in 1994 was 1400 K Street N.W., Washington D.C. 20005. The American Psychiatric Association has concluded that nicotine is addictive. (Barron's 5/16/95). The APA published the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) in 1994 (DSM-IV). Nicotine withdrawal was defined by the American Psychiatric Association, in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Third Edition--Revised) (DSM-III-R) (1987), as an element of tobacco dependence (RJR statement 4/14/94). See Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, TTLA Almanac - Glossary.