Manfred S. Guttmacher Award
The American Psychiatric Association and the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law invite submissions for the 2009 Manfred S. Guttmacher Award. This award is given for an outstanding contribution to the literature of forensic psychiatry in the form of a book, monograph, paper, or any other work presented at a professional meeting or published between May 1, 2007 and April 30, 2008. The award includes an honorarium of $1,000 and a plaque. The travel expenses of non-member winners will be reimbursed up to $500.
The award will be formally presented in May 2009 following the business meeting for the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law at the American Psychiatry Association annual meeting in San Francisco, California. The recipient is expected to present an award lecture. The award will be cited in the Convocation of Fellows Program of the 2009 APA Annual Meeting.
Anyone wishing to apply should submit six (6) copies of the work along with six (6) copies of an abstract to:
Guttmacher Award Committee
c/o Gary McMillan
Melvin Sabshin Library & Archives
American Psychiatric Association
1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1825
Washington, D.C. 22209
Entries must be received by May 15, 2008. Entries will be acknowledged but not returned.