ARLINGTON, Va. and CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Nov. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc. (APPI), the world's premier publisher of books, journals and multimedia on psychiatry, mental health and behavioral science, and Silverchair Science+Communications, a leading developer of health reference information solutions, today announced a multiyear agreement to develop for the Web the next generation of APPI's best-selling clinical references, starting with Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR(R)).
With the early 2005 launch of PsychiatryOnline, the complete content of DSM-IV-TR(R) -- the world's most widely used psychiatric reference -- will be integrated with other essential psychiatry resources through Silverchair Content Manager(TM)(SCM) -- Silverchair's semantic Web platform for clinical references. PsychiatryOnline will provide mental health professionals with comprehensive, intuitive access to the world's leading references (including DSM-IV-TR(R), DSM-IV-TR(R) Casebook and its Treatment Companion, and the American Psychiatric Association's Practice Guidelines for the Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders), primary literature (including The American Journal of Psychiatry), textbooks (including The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Clinical Psychiatry), self-assessment tools for board certification and recertification review and CME, news (from Psychiatric News), and PDA applications (including Quick Reference to the Diagnostic Criteria From DSM- IV-TR(R), DSM-IV-TR(R) Handbook of Differential Diagnosis, and Quick Reference to the APA Practice Guidelines).
"Our alliance with Silverchair will allow us to provide an entirely new level of information access to mental health professionals and students," said Pam Harley, Director of ePublishing Strategy for APPI. "Semantics-driven applications will allow our key psychiatry resources to be accessed more quickly and easily than in traditional Web portals. The topical integration provided by semantics will provide our users with unprecedented ease of use and will help them pinpoint exactly the information they need."
"Silverchair is excited to collaborate with APPI to create a powerful web application to deliver the premier reference sources in psychiatry," said Thane Kerner, president and CEO of Silverchair. "An essential repository of must-have psychiatric literature and tools, powered by the speed and accuracy of semantic technology, is truly a first for the mental health professions."
About American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc. (APPI)
American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc. (APPI) is the world's premier publisher of books, journals and multimedia on psychiatry, mental health and behavioral science. Founded in 1981, APPI and its staff of editorial, production, marketing and business experts offer authoritative, up-to-date and affordable information geared toward psychiatrists, other mental health professionals, psychiatric residents, medical students and the general public. APPI is a subsidiary of the American Psychiatric Association. Information is available at http://www.appi.org/.
About Silverchair
Silverchair Science+Communications, Inc. is an editorial technology company specializing in the development of advanced medical information products. Since 1993, Silverchair has been a leader in developing publishing platforms and content specifically for health care professionals. It maintains offices in Charlottesville, VA, Philadelphia, and Raleigh, NC. Information is available at http://www.silverchair.com/.
Silverchair Science+Communications, Inc.CONTACT: Pam Harley of American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc.,+1-703-907-7870, pharley@psych.org; or Elizabeth Willingham of SilverchairScience+Communications, Inc., +1-434-296-6333 x240,elizabethw@silverchair.com