About Us

Introduction

The American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP), founded in 1961, is the nation's premier professional society in brain, behavior, and psychopharmacology research. The field of neuropsychopharmacology involves the evaluation of the effects of natural and synthetic compounds upon the brain, mind, and human behavior.

Welcome to the ACNP website 
Welcome to the website of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP), a non-profit, professional society dedicated to advancing the scientific understanding of and the dissemination of knowledge about neuropsychiatric disorders in order to advance their prevention and treatment.

Mission Statement, Core Purpose, Core Values
A summary of our mission and core values.

Financial Disclosure and Conflict of Interest Firewalls (PDF 22 KB)
We have established firewalls to protect the integrity of College operations and to prevent the influence of financial sponsors from penetrating decision making processes of the College.

About the ACNP (PDF 3148Kb)
An article by Oakley Ray, originally published in Academic Psychiatry.

ACNP Perspective (PDF 1555Kb)
An article by Ira Glick, originally published in Academic Psychiatry.

 

Annual Meeting

Program CoverThe ACNP Annual Meeting is one of the world's leading forums for the exchange of cutting edge scientific information about the brain, behavior, and psychotropic drugs.

Research Discussions

This forum enables discussion of articles that have appeared in Neuropsychopharmacology. It is intended to stimulate scholarly interactions among researchers, and to help educate members of the public who are interested in psychiatric illness.

ACNP Publications

The College offers a variety of Publications with the latest and most comprehensive research in psychopharmacology and related fields.