Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians

about THE TSPP

The Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians is dedicated to developing the highest quality of comprehensive psychiatric care for patients, families, and communities.

The Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians was established in 1956 as the Texas District Branch Association of the American Psychiatric Association. It incorporated as a non-profit scientific organization in 1963. Following a membership vote in May, 1986, the Constitution and Bylaws were amended to reflect the new name, Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians. The name was changed to emphasize that psychiatry is the only branch of medicine which specializes in and deals with the delivery of care and treatment of persons with mental illness, and that it is the only mental health provider whose members are trained and licensed as physicians. By adopting the name change to the Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians, the Society underscored psychiatry’s special, unduplicated role in the care and treatment of mental illness. TSPP has 18 Chapters located throughout Texas.

TSPPs objectives are to function in cooperation with, and as a component part of, the American Psychiatric Association:

  • To promote the best interests of patients and those actively or potentially making use of mental health services
  • To advance the standards of all psychiatric services and facilities
  • To foster the cooperation of all who are concerned with the medical, psychological, social, and legal aspects of mental health and illness
  • To make psychiatric knowledge available to other practitioners of medicine, to scientists in other fields of knowledge, and to the public
  • To assist the American Psychiatric Association in the promotion of its aims and objectives

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TO MAKE A CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO THE TSPP RESIDENT-FELLOW MEMBER SCHOLARSHIP, click here.

UPCOMING EVENTS

TSPP Spring Conference & CME Program – Early Bird Registration through Feb. 29th. Click here to register

DONATE

TO MAKE A CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION TO THE TSPP RESIDENT-FELLOW MEMBER SCHOLARSHIP, click here.