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Welcome to the official Web site of Eastern Missouri Psychiatric Society (EMPS), District Branch 09 of the American Psychiatric Association (APA).

The APA is a medical specialty society whose over 38,000 U.S. and international member physicians work together to ensure humane care and effective treatment for all persons with mental disorders, including mental retardation and substance-related disorders. The APA is the voice and conscience of modern psychiatry. Its vision is a society that has available, accessible quality psychiatric diagnosis and treatment.

EMPS represents more than 330 psychiatric physician leaders in mental health. Our members are medical specialists who practice, train, teach and/or reside in the 26 counties of the Eastern Missouri District Branch. This includes the Counties of Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Dunklin, Franklin, Gasconade, Iron, Jefferson, Lincoln, Madison, Mississippi, New Madrid, Pemiscot, Perry, Reynolds, Ripley, Saint Charles, Saint Francois, Saint Louis, Saint Louis City, Sainte Genevieve, Scott, Stoddard, Warren, Washington, and Wayne.

The objectives of EMPS are to promote the welfare of all those with mental illness, to foster the medically based principles of psychiatry, and to support psychiatrists in the practice of their profession.

UPCOMING CME PROGRAMS

Tuesday, December 8, 2009 (New Date!): "A Science-Based Medicine Approach to the Treatment of Refractory Depression," Chris Bojrab MD, ~Scape, An American Bistro, 48 Maryland Plaza, St. Louis, MO 63108

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Non-Deductible Portion of Dues for 2008
February 23, 2009

According to the EMPS accounting firm's calculations, 20.17% of membership dues are allocable to lobbying activities and, therefore, are not deductible by members on their 2008 tax returns.

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EMPS Forms Statewide PAC
October 14, 2008

On October 7, Eastern Missouri Psychiatric Society registered a political action committee, or PAC, with the Missouri Ethics Commission. The new organization, Missouri Psychiatric Physicians PAC (MoPPPAC), will represent all psychiatrists in the state.

Working on behalf of psychiatric physicians and their patients

Our vision is physician leadership creating the nation’s highest quality, affordable, and accessible system of mental health care.

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Last updated: 12.05.09.