The Federation of Texas Psychiatry was established in 2004 with the following purposes:
A. to promote the common professional interests of psychiatrists by encouraging their participation as members of state professional psychiatric associations, including the Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians and the Texas Academy of Psychiatry and state professional subspecialty psychiatric associations including organizations for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry, Geriatric Psychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry;
B. to facilitate the coordination of and work in concert with state professional psychiatric associations and state professional subspecialty psychiatric associations, to unify programs that advance public and professional education and advocacy for psychiatry and persons with psychiatric illnesses;
C. to provide centralized services to state professional psychiatric associations and state professional subspecialty psychiatric associations;
D. to make psychiatric knowledge available to other practitioners of medicine, to scientists, and to the public; and,
E. to promote the best interests of patients and those actually or potentially making use of mental health services.
GOVERNANCE
The Federation currently represents 56,423 physicians and is governed by a Delegate Assembly composed of representatives from each member organization. Currently, the representatives to the Delegate Assembly include the following:
VOTING MEMBERS – ORGANIZATIONS:
| Category | Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians | Texas Academy of Psychiatry | Texas Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry |
| Officer- President | Michael Arambula, MD, PharmD | Daniel Pearson, III, MD | Melissa DeFilippis, MD |
| Officer- Pres-Elect | Karen Dineen Wagner, MD, PhD | Tushar Desai, MD | Philip Balfanz, MD |
| Officer- Sec/Treas | Lynda Parker, MD | Michael Arambula, MD, PharmD | Debra Atkisson, MD |
| Past President | Timothy Wolff, MD | Daryl K. Knox, MD | Susan Wynne, MD |
| Past President | Joseph V. Penn, MD | Debra Atkisson, MD | Nakia Scott, MD |
| Past President | Melissa Eshelman, MD | Lynda Parker, MD | Brigitte Y. Bailey, MD |
| At-Large | Esteban Gonzalez, MD | Gary L. Etter, MD | Benigno J. Fernandez, MD |
| At-large | Matthew D. Jeffreys, MD | Conway McDanald, MD | Rene L. Olvera, MD |
| At-Large | Richard Noel, MD | Martha Leatherman, MD | Steven R. Pliszka, MD |
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS:
| Texas Foundation for Psychiatric Education and Research |
Texas Medical Association | Texas Osteopathic Medical Association |
| J. Clay Sawyer, MD | Michael J Darrouzet | Brent Sanderlin, DO, FACOFP |
FEDERATION OFFICERS & EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 2020-2021
| Chairman | J. Clay Sawyer, MD |
| Vice Chairman for Education | Michael Arambula, MD |
| Vice Chairman for Public Policy | Debra Atkisson, MD |
| Secretary-Treasurer | Lynda Parker, MD |
| Delegate | Leslie H. Secrest, MD |
| Delegate | Daniel Pearson, III, MD |